Swaffham railway station
Former railway station in England
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Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narborough and Pentney Line and station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway |
Sporle Line and station closed | ||
| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch) |
Holme Hale Line and station closed | ||
Swaffham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swaffham station in June 1963 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Swaffham, Breckland England | ||||
| Grid reference | TF818094 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Lynn and Dereham Railway East Anglian Railway[1] | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 10 Aug 1847 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 1966 | Closed to freight | ||||
| 9 Sep 1968 | Closed to passengers | ||||
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