East Winch railway station

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

East Winch
Former East Winch station
General information
LocationEast Winch, Norfolk
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
27 October 1846Opened
1968Closed to passengers
Derelict station signal box

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

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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. 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

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  1. ^ "Passing Loop Appeal". Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Geograph:: Derelict Signal Box, East Winch © Robert Walden".
  3. ^ CJ Allen and RVJ Butt
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Former services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Middleton Towers
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Lynn and Dereham Railway
  Bilney
Line and station closed

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