Fakenham West railway station

Fakenham West
Location
Place	Fakenham
Area	North Norfolk, Norfolk
Grid reference	TF916292
Operations
Pre-grouping	Lynn and Fakenham Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
16 August 1880	Opened (Fakenham Town)
By 1910	Renamed (Fakenham)
27 September 1948	Renamed (Fakenham West)
2 March 1959	Closed
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Fakenham West railway station was a station in Norfolk. It was built as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line that meandered across Norfolk from King's Lynn to a number of coastal destinations.^[1] It was closed in 1959.

The town once served by two stations on separate lines. Fakenham East railway station was on the Great Eastern route between Wells-on-Sea and Wymondham.^[2] Currently there are no rail links to Fakenham, this might change in the future with the proposed extension of the Mid-Norfolk Railway and the Norfolk Orbital Railway, the latter of which would use the proposed new-build MNR station close to the site of Fakenham West. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Raynham Park Line and station closed		Midland and Great Northern		Thursford Line and station closed
	Proposed Heritage railways
Terminus		Mid-Norfolk Railway		Ryburgh Line and station closed
	Future services
Thursford Line and station closed		Norfolk Orbital Railway		Ryburgh Line and station closed

See also

• Fakenham East railway station
• List of closed railway stations in Norfolk

References

Coordinates: 52°49′36″N 0°50′37″E / 52.8268°N 0.8437°E / 52.8268; 0.8437