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Earsham railway station

Coordinates: 52°27′04″N 1°24′51″E / 52.4510°N 1.4141°E / 52.4510; 1.4141
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Earsham
Earsham Railway station
General information
LocationEarsham, South Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM320891
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingWaveney Valley Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 November 1860Opened
22 May 1916Closed
1 August 1919Reopened
5 January 1953Closed to passengers
1960Closed to goods

Earsham was a railway station in Earsham, Norfolk, England. It was located on the Waveney Valley Line which connected Beccles with the Great Eastern Main Line. It opened in 1860 and closed to passengers in 1953, and to goods services in 1960.[2] The station building was not demolished, but lay derelict for many years before being converted into a house. The platform also remains.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Homersfield   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line
  Bungay

References

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  1. ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
  2. ^ Great Eastern Journal
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52°27′04″N 1°24′51″E / 52.4510°N 1.4141°E / 52.4510; 1.4141