| Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway | |
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| Locale | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Dates of operation | 1882–1898 |
| Successor | Great Eastern Railway |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Length | 7 miles (11 km) |
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The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway was a branch line in western Norfolk, England.
The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway (D&SF) was just over 7 miles (11 km) long.[1] It was authorised on 24 July 1879, and opened on 1 August 1882, being worked by the Great Eastern Railway (GER).[1] It ran from a junction with the GER at Denver (to the south of Downham), to a terminus at Stoke Ferry.[2] There were two intermediate stations: Ryston and Abbey (latterly known as Abbey and West Dereham).[3]
On 6 August 1897 an Act of Parliament authorised the GER to absorb the D&SF, which they did on 1 January 1898.[1] Being part of the GER, the line passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at the Grouping on 1 January 1923.[4] The LNER withdrew the passenger service on 22 September 1930.[1]
At Abbey and West Dereham, a privately-owned line, the Wissington Tramway, branched off. It opened c. 1905 and mostly closed in 1957.[5]