Aylsham North railway station

Aylsham North railway station was a station in Aylsham, Norfolk on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from the Midlands to the Norfolk coast. It was closed in 1959, along with the rest of the line. The station was demolished following its closure and is now a car park for the Weavers Way; this footpath follows the old trackbed to Yarmouth.[1]

This article is about the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station. For the Bure Valley Railway station, see Aylsham South railway station.

Aylsham North
General information
LocationAylsham, Broadland
England
Grid referenceTG199278
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEastern & Midlands Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
5 April 1883Opened (Aylsham Town)
c1902Renamed (Aylsham)
27 September 1948Renamed (Aylsham North)
2 March 1959Closed

History

Opened by the Eastern and Midlands Railway, Aylsham North 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 upon nationalisation in 1948 and was closed by the British Transport Commission, along with the rest of the line, in 1959.

The site today

The only remaining structure in the yard is the goods depot, which is visible from the road.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bluestone   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line		   Felmingham

See also

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.

External sources
  1. Norfolk By Rail – Private Railways and Heritage Locations Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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