Hilgay railway station
Hilgay railway station was a station in Hilgay, Norfolk, which is now closed. It was on the Fen Line between King's Lynn and Cambridge. It was closed in 1963 along with nearby Stow Bardolph.
| Hilgay | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Hilgay |
| Area | Norfolk |
| Grid reference | TL589961 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Lynn and Ely Railway[1] East Anglian Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 25 October 1847 | Opened as Hilgay Fen[1] |
| 1 October 1896 | Renamed Hilgay |
| 4 November 1963 | Closed to passengers |
| 13 July 1964 | closed for freight |
| 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 | |
Hiams Siding and Hiams Tramway
One mile south of Hilgay station, Hiams Siding provided an interchange with the narrow gauge Hiams Tramway, an agricultural tramway which extended 3 km west on a zigzag alignment to the west across the fields of the Hiams Estate to Willow Glen Farm.
Accident
- On 1 June 1939, a passenger train was in collision with a lorry on an occupation crossing just north of the station and was derailed.[2]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleport Line and station open |
Great Eastern Railway Fen Line |
Ouse Bridge Line open, station closed |
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References
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Earnshaw, Alan (1990). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 6. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 21. ISBN 0-906899-37-0.
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