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Walpole railway station (England)

Coordinates: 52°44′55″N 0°14′59″E / 52.7486°N 0.2497°E / 52.7486; 0.2497
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Walpole
The station memorial and sign in 2021
General information
LocationWalpole Cross Keys, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTF520190
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLynn & Sutton Bridge Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 March 1866Opened
2 March 1959Closed

Walpole railway station was a station in Norfolk. It is now disused.

First opened in 1866, it was part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between the Midlands and the Norfolk coast. It took its name from the cluster of villages surrounding Walpole Hall, being nearest to Walpole Cross Keys. It was located very close to the Lincolnshire border. It closed along with the rest of the line in 1959.[1][2]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sutton Bridge   Midland and Great Northern   Terrington

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. 439. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

52°44′55″N 0°14′59″E / 52.7486°N 0.2497°E / 52.7486; 0.2497