Denver railway station (England)

Disused railway station in England

Denver

Site of the station in 2021. The station building is on the left and the northbound platform is visible near the centre of the photo.

General information
Location| Denver, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Grid reference| TF597008
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping| Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping| London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 January 1847 (1847-01-01)| Opened as
Denver Road Gate[1]
25 October 1847| Renamed Denver[1]
1 February 1870| Closed[1]
1 July 1885| Re-opened[1]
22 September 1930| Closed for passengers[1]
13 July 1964| closed for freight

Denver railway station (originally opened as Denver Road Gate) was a station in Denver, Norfolk on the Great Eastern Railway route between King's Lynn and Cambridge, commonly known as the Fen Line. It was also the beginning of a small branch to Stoke Ferry.

## History[edit]

The Lynn and Ely Railway (L&ER) had opened between King's Lynn and Downham on 27 October 1846.[2] Two months later, on New Years Day 1847, the Lynn & Ely Railway was extended to Denver Road Gate Station. On 25 October 1847, the line was extended to Ely; but in the meantime, on 22 July 1847, the L&ER had amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway to form the East Anglian Railway.[3] The station was opened with the line to Ely.[1] It closed on 1 February 1870, re-opened on 1 July 1885, and finally closed on 22 September 1930.[1]

## Routes[edit]

Preceding station  | Historical railways | Following station

|
|

Ouse Bridge
Line open, station closed |  | Great Eastern Railway
Fen Line |  | Downham
Line and station open
| Disused railways  |
Ryston
Line and station closed |  | Great Eastern Railway
Stoke Ferry Branch |  | Terminus

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g Butt 1995, p. 78.
2. ^ Allen 1956, pp. 33, 214.
3. ^ Allen 1956, p. 33.

## References[edit]

* Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan.
* Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Denver railway station at Wikimedia Commons

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Disused railway stations of Norfolk

Great Eastern
Railway|

| Great Eastern Main Line|

* Norwich Victoria
* Trowse
* Swainsthorpe
* Flordon
* Forncett
* Tivetshall
* Burston

|

Breckland line|

* Spinks Lane
* Roudham Junction
* Hethersett

Fen line & environs|

* Denver
* Emneth
* Hilgay
* Holme
* Magdalen Gate
* Middle Drove
* Ouse Bridge
* Smeeth Road
* St Germain's
* Stow Bardolph
* Walsoken

Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway|

* Abbey and West Dereham
* Ryston
* Stoke Ferry

King's Lynn to Dereham|

* Middleton Towers
* East Winch
* Bilney
* Narborough & Pentney
* Swaffham
* Sporle
* Dunham
* Fransham
* Wendling
* Scarning

King's Lynn to Hunstanton|

* North Wootton
* Wolferton
* Dersingham
* Snettisham
* Heacham
* Hunstanton

Heacham to Wells|

* Sedgeford
* Docking
* Stanhoe
* Burnham Market
* Holkham
* Wells

Waveney Valley line|

* Pulham Market
* Pulham St Mary
* Starston
* Harleston
* Redenhall
* Wortwell
* Homersfield
* Earsham
* Ditchingham
* Ellingham
* Geldeston

Wymondham to Wroxham Line|

* Hardingham
* North Elmham
* County School
* Foulsham
* Reepham
* Cawston

Other lines|

* Aldeby
* Belton & Burgh
* Holme Hale
* Ashwellthorpe
* Fakenham East
* Haddiscoe
* Haddiscoe High Level
* Roudham Junction
* Ryburgh
* Stow Bedon
* St Olaves
* Thetford Bridge
* Walsingham
* Watton
* Whitlingham
* Wighton Halt
* Wretham & Hockham

Midland and
Great Northern|

| Norwich to Cromer Branch|

* Norwich City
* Hellesdon
* Drayton
* Attlebridge
* Lenwade
* Whitwell & Reepham
* Guestwick
* Hindolvestone
* Melton Constable
* Holt

|

Walpole to Melton Constable|

* Walpole
* Terrington
* Clenchwarton
* South Lynn
* Gayton Road
* Grimston Road
* Hillington
* Massingham
* East Rudham
* Raynham Park
* Fakenham West
* Thursford

Melton Constable to
Great Yarmouth Branch|

* Corpusty and Saxthorpe
* Bluestone
* Aylsham North
* Felmingham
* North Walsham Town
* Honing
* Stalham
* Sutton Staithe Halt
* Catfield
* Potter Heigham
* Potter Heigham Bridge Halt
* Martham
* Hemsby
* Little Ormesby Halt
* Great Ormesby
* Scratby Halt
* California Halt
* Caister Camp Halt
* Caister-on-Sea
* Newtown Halt
* Yarmouth Beach

Norfolk and
Suffolk|

| Cromer to North Walsham|

* Cromer Links Halt
* Overstrand
* Sidestrand Halt
* Trimingham
* Mundesley-on-Sea
* Paston & Knapton

|

Great Yarmouth to Hopton|

* Yarmouth South Town
* Gorleston North
* Gorleston
* Gorleston Links
* Hopton

Upwell Tramway|

* Boyces Bridge
* Elmbridge
* Outwell Basin
* Outwell Village
* Upwell

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