Whitlingham railway station

Whitlingham
Whitlingham
	Viewed from the station footbridge towards Norwich
General information
Location	Whitlingham, South Norfolk; England
Grid reference	TG267082
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway ; Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 October 1874	Opened
19 September 1955	Closed to passengers
13 July 1964	Closed to freight

Whitlingham was a station in Whitlingham, Norfolk, England.^[2] The station was demolished following closure. However, the footbridge remains in place to allow pedestrians to cross the railway.

Just east (away from Norwich and not in the photo) of the footbridge is the junction where services to Sheringham split from services to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

Former Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Norwich Thorpe Line and station open		Great Eastern Railway		Salhouse Line and station open
Trowse Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway		Brundall Gardens Line and station open

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 455. OCLC 931112387.
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18

52°37′31″N 1°20′52″E / 52.6254°N 1.3477°E / 52.6254; 1.3477

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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. 455. OCLC 931112387.

[2] British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18

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