Reepham railway station (Norfolk)

Reepham (Norfolk) was a railway station in Reepham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1882 and closed to passengers in 1952 and finally shut to goods services in 1981.[1] The tracks through Reepham remained in place until 1985, latterly serving a concrete factory in Lenwade.

Reepham (Norfolk)
Reepham railway station in 2008.
General information
LocationReepham, Broadland, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG101235
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEast Norfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1882Opened
1 November 1927Renamed (Reepham (Norfolk))
15 September 1952Closed to passengers
13 July 1981Closed to freight

The trackbed is currently preserved as part of the Marriott's Way long-distance footpath.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Foulsham
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern   Cawston
Line and station closed

Future operations

A speculative plan to create a heritage railway between Reepham station and Whitwell station has been proposed by the owner of the latter station, which is being developed as a railway centre. This would include relaying the Themelthorpe Curve, built to link the former Great Eastern Railway and Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway routes - formerly the tightest radius curve on the British Rail network.

References

52.7684°N 1.1138°E / 52.7684; 1.1138


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