Burston railway station

Burston railway station was on the Diss to Norwich line and served the village of Burston. Only the station building remains; very little evidence of the platforms exist.[2]

Burston
Burston Station 10 days before closure
Location
PlaceBurston, Norfolk
AreaDistrict of South Norfolk
Grid referenceTM144832
Operations
Pre-groupingEastern Union Railway[1]
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms2
History
2 July 1849[1]Opened
7 November 1966[1]Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The railway line still passes through it on a level crossing.

The original signal box is no longer there. A cottage between the railway line and the station master's house also no longer exists. There are no longer any sidings on the site (two sidings are shown on the 1:2500 scale 1928 O.S. map).

Former services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tivetshall   Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Main Line
  Diss
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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "Photo". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.


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