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Ellingham railway station

Coordinates: 52°28′28″N 1°28′46″E / 52.4744°N 1.4795°E / 52.4744; 1.4795
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Ellingham
General information
LocationEllingham, South Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM363919
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingWaveney Valley Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 Mar 1863Opened[2]
5 Jan 1953Closed to passengers[2]
1965Closed to freight

Ellingham is a former railway station in Ellingham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1863 as part of the Waveney Valley Line between Tivetshall and Beccles, Suffolk. It was closed to passengers in 1953 and closed fully on 19 April 1965, when the last goods train called there.[3] The station still stands much altered

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ditchingham   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line
  Geldeston

References

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  1. ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
  2. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  3. ^ Great Eastern Journal
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52°28′28″N 1°28′46″E / 52.4744°N 1.4795°E / 52.4744; 1.4795