Norchard railway station

51°44′10″N 2°32′22″W / 51.73625°N 2.53939°W / 51.73625; -2.53939Grid referenceSO628043Operated byDean Forest RailwayPlatforms3HistoryOriginal companyDean Forest RailwayKey dates1991opened
A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Parkend
Station master's office - Low Level Platform 1

Norchard is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway, near Lydney in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Norchard is the main station of the Dean Forest Railway. Complete with sidings and a shed, it is the engineering base of the railway. Also to be found at this station are the museum, gift shop, cafe, toilets, main ticket office, and a large free car park. Around Norchard there are many footpaths providing access to the forest, many with views of the trains.

Access between the ticket office and the platforms is via a level crossing. The station has three platforms, two at the Low Level station, plus one at the high level. Platform 2 has the purpose-built cafe[1] and the 9681 shop which is in a coach. Norchard High Level has just one platform (Platform 3), but it serves trains from both Lydney Junction and Parkend, making it the main platform.

Services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Heritage Railways  Heritage railways
  Norchard High Level  
Lydney Town   Dean Forest Railway   Whitecroft
  Norchard Low Level  
Lydney Town   Dean Forest Railway   Terminus

See also

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  • Dean Forest Railway

References

  1. ^ "Dean forest Railway, the Friendly forest line!". www.deanforestrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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