Gorleston Links railway station

Gorleston Links was a railway station in Gorleston, England. It was located on an embankment to the north of Links Road and to the south west of the end of Hill Avenue. The tracks southward crossed Links Road by bridge.

Gorleston Links
General information
LocationGorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG525019
Platforms2(1 from mid 1960s)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Pre-groupingNorfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Post-groupingNorfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
British Railways
Key dates
July 1914Opened (Gorleston Links Halt)
May 1918Closed
11 August 1919Reopened
6 May 1968Renamed (Gorleston Links)
4 May 1970Closed[1]

Gorleston Links was opened in July 1914 to serve the adjacent golf course . The station was closed four years later as a post-war economy measure, but later reopened in 1919, this time as a result of the increasing number of holiday makers visiting the area. Initially named "Gorleston Links Halt", the station was renamed just "Gorleston Links" in 1968, merely two years before its eventual closure.[2][3]

The area where the station was situated has changed greatly in the years since 1970; residential redevelopment has led to the removal of the bridge and embankment, leaving no trace of the former halt.

The route of the railway line south of Gorleston Links ran almost parallel with the A12 (Lowestoft Road) to Station Road in Hopton, which was the location of Hopton railway station.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gorleston-on-Sea   Norfolk and Suffolk
Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line
1903-1970		   Hopton-on-Sea

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 107.
  2. Yarmouth South Town on Subterranea Britannica
  3. Gorleston Links Halt on Berney Arms

52.5566°N 1.7256°E / 52.5566; 1.7256


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