Aylsham North railway station
Aylsham North railway station was a station in Aylsham, Norfolk on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from the Midlands to the Norfolk Coast. It was closed in 1959 along with the rest of the line. It was demolished following the closure, and is now a car park for the Weavers Way footpath.[1]
| Aylsham North | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Aylsham |
| Area | Broadland |
| Grid reference | TG199278 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Eastern & Midlands Railway |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 5 April 1883 | Opened (Aylsham Town) |
| c1902 | Renamed (Aylsham) |
| 27 September 1948 | Renamed (Aylsham North) |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
History
Opened by the Eastern and Midlands Railway, it became a Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station. During the Grouping of 1923 it converted to a joint operation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway with the latter taking sole operation in 1936.
The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Transport Commission.
The site today
The only remaining structure in the yard is the goods depot, which is visible from the road.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone | Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Line |
Felmingham |
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
External sources
- Norfolk By Rail - Private Railways and Heritage Locations Archived 10 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine