Wendling railway station

Wendling
Location
Place Wendling
Area Norfolk
Operations
Original company Lynn and Dereham Railway[1]
East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
11 Sep 1848 Opened[1]
9 Sep 1968 Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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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Wendling railway station was a railway station in Wendling, Norfolk on the Great Eastern line between Dereham and King's Lynn.[2] It is now closed, along with most of the Norfolk railway network.

This section of the former railway has been used for improvements to the A47, with the site of the station being lost under the roadworks.

The station featured in the Dad's Army episode Battle School.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Fransham
Line and station closed		   Great Eastern
Lynn and Dereham Railway		   Scarning
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ↑ British Railways Atlas (1947), p.18.

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Coordinates: 52°40′51″N 0°51′23″E / 52.6807°N 0.8563°E / 52.6807; 0.8563


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