Wendling railway station
| Wendling | |
|---|---|
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Site of Wendling railway station -now A47 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Wendling |
| Area | Norfolk |
| Operations | |
| Original company |
Lynn and Dereham Railway[1] East Anglian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 11 Sep 1848 | Opened[1] |
| 9 Sep 1968 | Closed to passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Wendling railway station was a railway station in Wendling, Norfolk on the Great Eastern line between Dereham and King's Lynn.[2] It is now closed, along with most of the Norfolk railway network.
This section of the former railway has been used for improvements to the A47, with the site of the station being lost under the roadworks.
The station featured in the Dad's Army episode Battle School.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fransham Line and station closed |
Great Eastern Lynn and Dereham Railway |
Scarning Line and station closed | ||
References
- 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. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ British Railways Atlas (1947), p.18.
External links
Coordinates: 52°40′51″N 0°51′23″E / 52.6807°N 0.8563°E
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