Hopton-on-Sea railway station

Former railway station in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk, England

Hopton-on-Sea

General information
Location| Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
England
Grid reference| TG526000
Platforms| 2(1 from mid 1960s)
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Pre-grouping| Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Post-grouping| Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
British Railways
Key dates
13 July 1903| Opened (Hopton)
18 July 1932| Renamed (Hopton-on-Sea)
13 July 1964| Closed to freight
4 May 1970| Closed to passengers

Hopton-on-Sea was a railway station serving the village of Hopton-on-Sea in Norfolk on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.[1] It opened in 1903 and closed in 1970.

The station opened as Hopton on 13 July 1903 and was renamed to Hopton-on-Sea on 18 July 1932.[2]

From 1935 to 1939 and possibly for some of 1934, Hopton had a static LNER Camping coach in a siding. It was used as accommodation for holiday makers.[3] A coach was also positioned here by Eastern Region of British Railways from 1952 to 1954, then there were two coaches until the end of the 1960 season. These were replaced in 1961 by two Pullman camping coaches until all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1965 season.[4]

In the 1960s the station was destaffed and the line was reduced from double track to single track. The station closed on 4 May 1970 with the rest of the line.[2][5]

After closure the station was demolished, the embankments and infrastructure removed and the site redeveloped with housing leaving no trace of the railways existence except the road which served the station is still called Station Road. The former Station Masters House is now a private residence called "Station House".

Former Services

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Gorleston Links |  | Norfolk and Suffolk
Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line
1903-1970  |  | Corton

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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. p. 90\. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
2. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 245\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
3. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10\. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
4. ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 50\. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
5. ^ 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. 123\. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

## External links[edit]

* Hopton station on 1946 O.S. map

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| Great Eastern Main Line|

* Norwich Victoria
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* Tivetshall
* Burston

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Breckland line|

* Spinks Lane
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* Denver
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* Abbey and West Dereham
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King's Lynn to Dereham|

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King's Lynn to Hunstanton|

* North Wootton
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Heacham to Wells|

* Sedgeford
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Waveney Valley line|

* Pulham Market
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Wymondham to Wroxham Line|

* Hardingham
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Other lines|

* Aldeby
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* Holme Hale
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Midland and
Great Northern|

| Norwich to Cromer Branch|

* Norwich City
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* Guestwick
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Walpole to Melton Constable|

* Walpole
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* Gayton Road
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* Hillington
* Massingham
* East Rudham
* Raynham Park
* Fakenham West
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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
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* Scratby Halt
* California Halt
* Caister Camp Halt
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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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