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Starston railway station

Coordinates: 52°24′30″N 1°17′00″E / 52.4083°N 1.2833°E / 52.4083; 1.2833
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Starston
The station today
General information
LocationStarston, South Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM233839
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingWaveney Valley Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 December 1855Opened
1 August 1866Closed

Starston was a railway station on the Waveney Valley Line in Norfolk, England. It was open for just ten years before low traffic usage caused its closure in 1866[1] nearly a century before the rest of the line. It is now a cottage.[2]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pulham St Mary   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line
  Harleston

See also

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Waveney Valley Line

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 402. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Starston station :: 100_3551.JPG :: Fotopic.Net

52°24′30″N 1°17′00″E / 52.4083°N 1.2833°E / 52.4083; 1.2833