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Honing railway station

Coordinates: 52°47′47″N 1°26′08″E / 52.7963°N 1.4356°E / 52.7963; 1.4356
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Honing
Honing railway station platforms 1905
General information
LocationHoning, North Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG317275
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingYarmouth & North Norfolk Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 August 1882Opened
2 March 1959Closed

Honing railway station was a station in Norfolk, England, serving the small village of Honing. It was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth.[1] It closed along with the rest of the line in 1959.[2]

Today, the two platforms and remains of the waiting room and its cellar, complete with two fireplaces survive, along with remains of the station building foundations, the signal box, and a hand water pump inside a small shed. Alongside the waiting room side platform is lattice fencing typical of M&GN stations.

The station site is currently being worked on by the Norfolk Railway Heritage Group in conjunction with the Norfolk County Council to expose and preserve the remains.

On 29 June 2019 the formation between the platforms was temporarily relaid, and 7¼" gauge passenger services were operated by the Barton House Railway.

Passenger train operating through Honing station, marking 60 years since the closure of the line, 29 June 2019

Signal box

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The signal box located to the east of the station has been preserved at the Barton House Railway (BHR) in Wroxham.

References

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  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 231. OCLC 931112387.
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
North Walsham Town   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  Stalham

52°47′47″N 1°26′08″E / 52.7963°N 1.4356°E / 52.7963; 1.4356