Watton railway station

Former railway station in England

Watton

General information
Location| Watton, Norfolk
England
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Thetford and Watton Railway[1]
Pre-grouping| Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping| London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
18 Oct 1869| Opened as
Watton[1]
1 Jul 1923| Renamed
Watton (Norfolk)
15 Jun 1964| Closed for passengers
19 April 1965| closed for freight

Watton railway station was located in Watton, Norfolk. It was on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Thetford, and closed for passengers in 1964[2] and freight in 1965 as part of the Beeching Axe.

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Holme Hale
Line and station closed |  | Great Eastern Railway
Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch) |  | Stow Bedon
Line and station closed

## References[edit]

1. ^ 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 444\. OCLC 931112387.

## External links[edit]

* The railway in Watton

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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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