East Winch railway station

East Winch
Former East Winch station
Location
Place	East Winch
Area	Norfolk
Operations
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
27 October 1846	Opened
1968	Closed to passengers
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Derelict station signal box

East Winch railway station was at East Winch, Norfolk, England on the line between King's Lynn and Swaffham. It closed in 1968.

The signal box from the station lay derelict until it was later salvaged by the Mid-Norfolk Railway for use at Thuxton level crossing where it has since been restored and in working use from 2010 onwards.^[1][2]

History

The Lynn & Dereham Railway Bill received the Royal Assent on 21 July 1845. The line and its stations were opened on 27 October 1846 as far as Narborough. East Winch Station opened with the line and was situated South-East of Middleton Station and North-East of Bilney. While the line was still being built the Lynn & Dereham Railway was taken over by the East Anglian Railway on 22 July 1847. 19 days later the line reached Swaffham.^[3]

Notes

Coordinates: 52°43′24″N 0°30′58″E / 52.7234°N 0.5161°E / 52.7234; 0.5161