South Lynn railway station
Former railway station in Norfolk, England
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South Lynn railway station was a railway station serving the areas of South Lynn and West Lynn in King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. The station was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.[1]
South Lynn | |||||
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LNER Class B12/3 No. 61530 at South Lynn in 1954. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | South Lynn King's Lynn and West Norfolk England | ||||
| Grid reference | TF617180 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Eastern & Midlands Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 January 1886 | Opened | ||||
| 2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 2 May 1966 | Closed as a coal depot | ||||
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History
The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points.[2] It was opened between King's Lynn and Sutton Bridge in November 1864; passenger trains began on 1 March 1866. The first station after King's Lynn was West Lynn, which was located at the western end of the bridge over the Great Ouse;[3] that station was closed on 1 July 1886.[4] The station at South Lynn was opened on 1 January 1886 along with other improvements in the area.[5]
South Lynn station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959.[6][7] It was located at the southern end of King's Lynn, and saw far less traffic than King's Lynn railway station.
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Clenchwarton Line and station closed |
Midland and Great Northern | Gayton Road Line and station closed | ||
| Terminus | Midland and Great Northern | King's Lynn Line closed, station open | ||
