Attlebridge railway station
Attlebridge railway station is a closed station in Norfolk, England. It served the small village of Attlebridge.[1][2] It was constructed by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in the 1880s on the line between Melton Constable and Norwich City.
Attlebridge | |
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 The former station is now a private residence. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Attlebridge, Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TG129175 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 December 1882 | Station opened |
| 2 March 1959 | Station closed to passengers |
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The line closed to passengers in 1959. The former station site, on Station Road, is now a B&B, caravan site and furniture joinery.
History
Opened by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway, it became a Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station. During the Grouping of 1923 it converted to a joint operation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway with the latter taking sole operation in 1936.
The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Transport Commission.
The route of the former railway line is now part of the Marriott's Way leisure trail.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Drayton | Midland and Great Northern Norwich Branch |
Lenwade |
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map