Flordon railway station
Appearance
Flordon | |
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![]() Flordon station site | |
General information | |
Location | Flordon, District of South Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM191969 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Eastern Union Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
12 December 1849 | Opened as Florden[1] |
1875 | Renamed Flordon[1] |
19 April 1965 | Closed to freight |
7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers[1] |
Flordon railway station served the village of Flordon, Norfolk. It was opened in 1849, when the line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich Victoria was constructed; the station was served by Eastern Union Railway stopping services between Norwich and Ipswich. It was closed in 1966, as a result of the Beeching Axe, along with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich.[2] The line through the former station site continues to operate today, hosting electric inter-city services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.
Former services
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Easternunion1853.png/220px-Easternunion1853.png)
Flordon station was built as a stop on the Eastern Union Railway service between Ipswich and Norwich Victoria.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Swainsthorpe | Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line |
Forncett |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 97. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 184. OCLC 931112387.