Great Ormesby railway station

Former railway station in Norfolk, England

Great Ormesby

General information
Location| Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth
England
Grid reference| TG500148
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Pre-grouping| Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
7 August 1877| Opened (Ormesby)
24 January 1884| Renamed (Great Ormesby)[1]
2 March 1959| Closed

Location

Great Ormesby railway station was a station in Ormesby St Margaret, Norfolk, England. It was opened in 1877 and later became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route bringing holiday passengers from the Midlands to the Norfolk coastal resorts. It was closed in 1959[2] along with the rest of the line.[3]

## Little Ormesby Halt

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Advertisement from the Yarmouth Independent on Saturday 15 July 1933

A halt at Little Ormesby opened in July 1933, the same time as Scratby and California Halts, to serve the local holiday industry. Little Ormesby was not well patronised and closed after a single season. [1]

## References

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1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 178\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 109\. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Yarmouth Beach Station

Former Services

Preceding station  |   | Disused railways  |   | Following station

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Hemsby |   | Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line |   | Scratby Halt

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Disused railway stations of Norfolk

Great Eastern
Railway|

| Great Eastern Main Line|

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

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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

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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

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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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