Coordinates: 52°47′57″N 0°33′7″E / 52.79917°N 0.55194°E / 52.79917; 0.55194

Hillington railway station

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Hillington
Hillington Station in 2005
General information
LocationHillington, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTF720253
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLynn and Fakenham Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 August 1879Opened
2 March 1959Closed to passengers
19 April 1965Closed to freight

Hillington railway station was a station in Hillington, Norfolk on the now closed Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between South Lynn and Melton Constable. It closed in 1959[1][2] along with the rest of the line.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Grimston Road   Midland and Great Northern   Massingham

52°47′57″N 0°33′7″E / 52.79917°N 0.55194°E / 52.79917; 0.55194