Honing railway station

Honing

The remains of Honing railway station platforms
Location
Place Honing
Area North Norfolk
Grid reference TG317275
Operations
Pre-grouping Yarmouth & North Norfolk Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
August 1882 Opened
2 March 1959 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Honing railway station was a station in Norfolk, England, serving the small village of Honing. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth.[1] It closed along with the rest of the line in 1959.

Today, the two platforms and remains of the waiting room and its cellar, complete with two fireplaces, are covered in overgrowth. There are also remains of the station building foundations, the signal box, and a hand water pump inside a small shed. Alongside the waiting room side platform is lattice fencing typical of M&GN stations. Much of this site retains many original features.

The Station site is currently being worked on by the Norfolk Railway Heritage Group in conjunction with the Norfolk County Council to expose and preserve the remains.

Signal box

The signal box located to the east of the station has been preserved at the Barton House Railway (BHR) in Wroxham.

References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18
Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
North Walsham Town   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  Stalham

Coordinates: 52°47′47″N 1°26′08″E / 52.7963°N 1.4356°E / 52.7963; 1.4356

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