Ellingham railway station

Ellingham
Location
Place Ellingham
Area South Norfolk, Norfolk
Grid reference TM363919
Operations
Pre-grouping Waveney Valley Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms 1[1]
History
2 Mar 1863 Opened[2]
5 Jan 1953 Closed to passengers[2]
1965 Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Ellingham is a former railway station in Ellingham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1863 as part of the Waveney Valley Line between Tivetshall and Beccles, Suffolk. It was closed to passengers in 1953, and closed fully on April 19, 1965 when the last goods train called there.[3] The station still stands much altered

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ditchingham   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line
  Geldeston

References

  1. Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (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. p. 90. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  3. Great Eastern Journal

External links

Coordinates: 52°28′28″N 1°28′46″E / 52.4744°N 1.4795°E / 52.4744; 1.4795


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