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Sporle railway station

Coordinates: 52°40′34″N 0°44′04″E / 52.6760°N 0.7344°E / 52.6760; 0.7344
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Sporle
General information
LocationSporle with Palgrave, Norfolk
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLynn and Dereham Railway[1]
Key dates
26 Oct 1847Opened[1]
Oct 1850Closed

Sporle railway station was located on the line between Swaffham and Dunham.[2] It opened with the line in 1847 and was temporarily the terminus of the line from Swaffham while building works were being completed towards Dereham (the next section of the line opening the following year[3]). The station served the parish of Sporle with Palgrave and was short-lived - the station closed three years after opening in 1850.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Swaffham
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Lynn and Dereham Railway
  Dunham
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
  3. ^ Cobb, M. H. (2006). The Railways of Great Britain, Historical Atlas, Second Edition. ISBN 07110-3236X.

52°40′34″N 0°44′04″E / 52.6760°N 0.7344°E / 52.6760; 0.7344