South Lynn | |
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General information | |
Location |
South Lynn King's Lynn and West Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TF617180 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Eastern & Midlands Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 January 1886 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers |
2 May 1966 | Closed as a coal depot |
South Lynn railway station was a railway station serving the areas of South Lynn and West Lynn in King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. The station was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. [1]
The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points. [2] It was opened between King's Lynn and Sutton Bridge in November 1864; passenger trains began on 1 March 1866. The first station after King's Lynn was West Lynn, which was located at the western end of the bridge over the Great Ouse; [3] that station was closed on 1 July 1886. [4] The station at South Lynn was opened on 1 January 1886 along with other improvements in the area. [5]
South Lynn station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959. [6] [7] It was located at the southern end of King's Lynn, and saw far less traffic than King's Lynn railway station.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Clenchwarton Line and station closed |
Midland and Great Northern |
Gayton Road Line and station closed | ||
Terminus | Midland and Great Northern |
King's Lynn Line closed, station open |
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