Middleton Towers railway station
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Middleton Towers railway station in 1972, four years after closure. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Middleton |
| Area | Norfolk |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping |
Great Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1846 | Opened |
| 1968 | Closed to passengers |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Middleton Towers railway station was a station in Middleton, Norfolk.[1] It was on the line between Swaffham and King's Lynn, and closed along with the rest of the line in 1968.
After a large housing development was completed in Leziate in 1990, the line between Middleton Towers and King's Lynn was considered for restoration as a passenger route. With the electrification of the main line between Cambridge and King's Lynn the provision of rolling stock was a major issue.[2]
The railway between the station and King's Lynn remains in use as a freight line, and the station has been the destination of a number of charter trains. A sand loading silo has been constructed on the former main line to Swaffham east of the station.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| King's Lynn Line closed, station open |
Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway |
East Winch Line and station closed | ||
References
External links
Media related to Middleton Towers railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 52°44′01″N 0°28′17″E / 52.7336°N 0.4715°E