Reepham railway station (Norfolk)
Disused railway station in Norfolk, England
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Reepham (Norfolk) was a railway station in Reepham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1882 and closed to passengers in 1952; it finally shut to goods services in 1981.[1] The tracks through Reepham remained in place until 1985, latterly serving a concrete factory in Lenwade.[2] The trackbed is preserved as part of the Marriott's Way long-distance footpath between Aylsham and Norwich.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foulsham Line and station closed |
Great Eastern | Cawston Line and station closed | ||
Reepham (Norfolk) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reepham railway station in 2008. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Reepham, Broadland England | ||||
| Grid reference | TG101235 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | East Norfolk Railway Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London & North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 May 1882 | Opened as Reepham | ||||
| 1 November 1927 | Renamed Reepham (Norfolk) | ||||
| 15 September 1952 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 13 July 1981 | Closed to freight | ||||
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Future operations
A speculative plan to create a heritage railway between Reepham station and Whitwell station has been proposed by the owner of the latter station, which is being developed as a railway centre.[2] This would include relaying the Themelthorpe Curve, built to link the former Great Eastern Railway and Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway routes; it was formerly the tightest radius curve on the British Rail network.
