Gorleston North railway station

Gorleston North
Location
Place Gorleston
Area Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Grid reference TG520054
Operations
Pre-grouping Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
13 July 1903 Opened
5 October 1942 Closed[1]
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Gorleston North railway station was a former station on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway connecting Great Yarmouth with Lowestoft. It was located on the northern outskirts of Gorleston-on-Sea, close to Great Yarmouth. Gorleston North was closed during the Second World War following bomb damage. Trains continued to pass through the station until services were withdrawn from the line in 1970 The station has now been redeveloped.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Yarmouth South Town   Norfolk and Suffolk
Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line
1903-1970		   Gorleston-on-Sea

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 107.

Coordinates: 52°35′16″N 1°43′09″E / 52.5878°N 1.7193°E / 52.5878; 1.7193


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