Aylsham South railway station
Aylsham South | |
|---|---|
 Aylsham South station in 1990, shortly before demolition. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Aylsham, Broadland England |
| Grid reference | TG195264 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1880 | Opened as Aylsham |
| 27 September 1948 | Renamed Aylsham South |
| 15 September 1952 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 March 1977 | Closed to freight |
| 10 July 1990 | Aylsham railway station (BVR) opened on same site |
Aylsham South railway station served the town of
narrow gauge
operation which reuses some of the trackbed of the old railway line.
History
Opened by the
nationalisation
in 1948.
Passenger services were withdrawn in 1952, but freight services continued until 1977. In 1990, the station buildings, then one of the most complete remaining Great Eastern stations in Norfolk, were demolished to make way for the Bure Valley Railway whose headquarters now occupy the site.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cawston Line and station closed |
Great Eastern | Buxton Lamas Line and station closed |
References
- OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. OCLC 22311137.