Gorleston Links railway station
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| Gorleston Links | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | Gorleston | ||
| Area | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | ||
| Grid reference | TG526019 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | LNER BR |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| July 1914 | Opened (Gorleston Links Halt) | ||
| May 1918 | Closed | ||
| 11 August 1919 | Reopened | ||
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed (Gorleston Links) | ||
| 4 May 1970 | Closed[1] | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Gorleston Links was a railway station in Gorleston, England. It was opened in July 1914 to serve the adjacent golf course and was set on an embankment close to the bridge on Links Road. The station was closed four years later as a post-war economy measure, but later reopened in 1919, this time as a result of the increasing number of holiday makers visiting the area. Initially named "Gorleston Links Halt", the station was renamed just "Gorleston Links" in 1968, merely two years before its eventual closure. The area where the station was situated has changed greatly in the years since 1970; residential redevelopment has led to the removal of the bridge and embankment, leaving no trace of the former halt. The route of the railway line south of Gorleston Links has been converted into Warren Road which continues as far as Hopton.[2][3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Hopton-on-Sea | Norfolk and Suffolk Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line 1859-1970 |
Gorleston-on-Sea | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 107.
- ^ Yarmouth South Town on Subterranea Britannica
- ^ Gorleston Links Halt on Berney Arms
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