Stoke Ferry railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Stoke Ferry |
| Area | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
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| Grid reference | TL706996 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
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| 1 August 1882 | Station opens |
| 22 September 1930 | Closed to passengers |
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Stoke Ferry is a closed railway station in Norfolk. It was the terminus of a 7¼ mile branch line from Denver[1] which opened on 1 August 1882 and finally closed to all traffic in 1965.
History
The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway opened on 1 August 1882, and Stoke Ferry station opened with the line.[2]
Bradshaw's Railway Guide 1922 shows a service of 4 trains a day on weekdays only between Stoke Ferry and Downham on the Great Eastern Railway's Cambridge to King's Lynn line.
The village of Stoke Ferry lies on the River Wissey and the station was on the southern edge of the village.
The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930.[2]
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway Stoke Ferry Branch |
Abbey and West Dereham Line and station closed |
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Conolly 1976, p. 17, section F5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Butt 1995, p. 221.
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