Aylsham railway station
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Aylsham | |
|---|---|
| Station on heritage railway | |
 Main entrance to Aylsham railway station. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Aylsham, Broadland, Norfolk England |
| Coordinates | 52°47′26″N 1°15′14″E / 52.79050°N 1.25393°E |
| Grid reference | TR153347 |
| Managed by | BVR |
| Platforms | 3 open (originally 4) |
| Key dates | |
| 10 July 1990 | Opened |
Aylsham railway station is located in the town of Aylsham in Norfolk and is the northern terminus of the Bure Valley Railway, a narrow gauge operation which reuses some of the trackbed of a former standard gauge branch line that closed in 1977. The station occupies the same site as the former Aylsham South railway station, which served the town between 1880 and 1952.
Aylsham South railway station, which first occupied this site, opened in 1880.[1] It was operated by the East Norfolk Railway, then the Great Eastern Railway, and became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station passed into the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
In 1952, the passenger service ended and the freight service was subsequently discontinued in 1977. The fine period station buildings stood after closure until 1990, when the Bure Valley Railway opened. Upon taking over the site, the original buildings were deemed unsuitable for the new project and were demolished.[2] The new Aylsham railway station was constructed on the site and opened on 10 July 1990.
