Ingham | |
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General information | |
Location |
Ingham,
West Suffolk England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Thetford and Watton Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 March 1876 | Station opened |
8 June 1953 | Station closed |
Ingham railway station was a railway station in Ingham, Suffolk which was located was on the route between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds.
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The railway line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford was proposed by the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway (B&TR) and authorised on 5 July 1865; but the company had problems in raising the necessary money. [1] After assistance was given by the Thetford and Watton Railway (T&WR, see Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)), the plan was modified, and instead of running to the main station at Thetford, a curve was built so that T&WR trains from Swaffham could run directly to the Bury St Edmunds line without reversing at Thetford. [2] The B&TR line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Bridge was opened on 1 March 1876. [3] The B&TR was purchased by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1878. [1]
Trains on the B&TR were operated by the T&WR until 1879, when operation was taken over by the GER; [4] after this, trains from Bury began to run to Thetford; the east to south curve at Thetford Bridge was not used after 1880. [5] Thetford Bridge was then the last station before Thetford. [6]
The station was closed to passenger traffic on 8 June 1953 although goods traffic lingered on for a few years before withdrawal on 24 June 1960. The station had a single platform with a ticket office and a small goods yard. [7] [8]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Seven Hills Halt |
Great Eastern Railway Thetford-Bury St Edmunds Line |
Bury St Edmunds |
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