Coltishall railway station

Coltishall

The original station buildings are now a bed and breakfast.
Location
Place Coltishall
Area Broadland, Norfolk
Grid reference TG269204
Operations
Original company East Norfolk Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Operated by Bure Valley Railway
Platforms 2
History
8 July 1879 Opened
15 September 1952 Closed to passengers
19 April 1965 Closed to freight
10 July 1990 Re-opened to passengers (BVR)
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Coltishall railway station serves the town of Coltishall in Norfolk, and is currently operated by the Bure Valley Railway.

Standard gauge operation

The railway line from Wroxham to County School opened in 1880, with a station at Coltishall. This was a branch line, joined at County School to the Great Eastern Railway's service from Dereham to Wells-next-the-Sea. Passenger services were ended in 1952 by the Eastern Region of British Railways, and Coltishall station closed. The original station buildings are now privately owned and operated as bed and breakfast accommodation.[1]

Bure Valley Railway

A locomotive waits at Coltishall station for a train in the opposite direction. The original station buildings are visible in the distance.

The line from Wroxham to Aylsham was reopened in 1990 as a narrow gauge railway. The station at Coltishall was reopened as part of this development.[2] The station is a request stop, although many trains are obliged to stop here as it is also a passing place on the single-track railway. There are two platforms. The station is located near to the village of Coltishall, although some distance from its main tourist destinations, the former RAF Coltishall airbase, and the staithe.[3]


Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Buxton   Bure Valley Railway   Wroxham
Disused railways
Buxton Lammas
Line and station closed		   Great Eastern   Hoveton & Wroxham
Line closed, station open

References

  1. ↑ See Go See Norfolk reference.
  2. ↑ Referenced at BVR official website.
  3. ↑ See reference at Tour Norfolk.

Coordinates: 52°44′01″N 1°21′34″E / 52.73360°N 1.35933°E / 52.73360; 1.35933

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