Gorleston-on-Sea railway station

Railway station in Gorleston, Norfolk, England

Gorleston-on-Sea
General information
LocationGorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG525034
Platforms2 (reduced to 1 in the 1960s)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Pre-groupingNorfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Post-groupingNorfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
British Railways
Key dates
13 July 1903Opened
3 July 1967Closed to freight
4 May 1970Closed to passengers[1]

Gorleston-on-Sea railway station was a station in Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk. It was on the line between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft which closed in 1970.[2] The station was demolished after closure and the site is now occupied by the A47 road.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Gorleston North   Norfolk and Suffolk
Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line
1903-1970
  Gorleston Links

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 107.
  2. ^ Gorleston-on-Sea Railway Station

External links

  • Webpage including a picture of the station in 1975[permanent dead link]
  • Webpage including old map with Gorleston North and Gorleston on Sea stations
  • Gorleston on Sea station in late 1960s when one track had been removed.[permanent dead link]
  • Gorleston on Sea station at BerneyArms website.
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52°34′12″N 1°43′30″E / 52.5699°N 1.7251°E / 52.5699; 1.7251


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