Geldeston railway station

Geldeston was a station in Geldeston, Norfolk – a station on the Waveney Valley Line. It was opened in the early 1860s, and closed to passengers nearly a century later in 1953.[2] It was the penultimate station on the line, and the last in Norfolk as the line crossed the border into Suffolk before the junction station of Beccles. The station still exists today and can easily be found in Geldeston.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ellingham   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line		   Beccles

Geldeston
General information
LocationGeldeston, South Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM386916
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
2 March 1863Opened (Geldeston)
22 May 1916Closed
14 September 1916Reopened and renamed (Geldeston Halt)
2 October 1922Renamed (Geldeston)
5 January 1953Closed to passengers
13 July 1964Closed to freight

References
  1. Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.

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