Belton and Burgh railway station
Belton & Burgh | |
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General information | |
Location | Belton with Browston, Great Yarmouth England |
Grid reference | TG478027 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Eastern Counties Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 June 1859 | Opened as Belton |
1 July 1923 | Renamed Belton and Burgh |
2 November 1959 | Closed[1] |
Belton & Burgh (originally Belton) was a railway station serving the Norfolk villages of Belton and Burgh Castle. It once saw trains on the main line from Yarmouth South Town to London, but was closed in 1959 as part of a major re-evaluation of the British Railways network. It was on a connecting branch between Great Yarmouth and Beccles.[2]
The site of the station can still be located. It is now a modern house where Station Road South meets Station Road North. A notable bump in the road signifies where the track once crossed. The station was on the left, travelling north to south, with the house having a "Platform 3" sign hanging by the driveway. On the right, an access road to a camp site is on the old track bed heading towards St. Olaves.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Yarmouth South Town | Great Eastern Yarmouth-Beccles Line 1859-1959 |
St Olaves |
References
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 73. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Belton & District Historical Society - The railway line from Gt. Yarmouth Southtown to St. Olaves/File0182a
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