Watton railway station

Watton
Location
Place Watton
Area Norfolk
Operations
Original company Thetford and Watton Railway[1]
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
History
18 Oct 1869 Opened as
Watton[1]
1 Jul 1923 Renamed
Watton (Norfolk)
15 Jun 1964 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Watton railway station was located in Watton, Norfolk. It was on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Thetford, and closed in 1964 as part of the Beeching Axe.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Holme Hale
Line and station closed		   Great Eastern Railway
Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)		   Stow Bedon
Line and station closed

References

  1. 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.

Coordinates: 52°34′11″N 0°50′06″E / 52.5698°N 0.8351°E / 52.5698; 0.8351


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