Middleton Towers railway station

Middleton Towers railway station was a station in Middleton, Norfolk.[1] It was on the line between Swaffham and King's Lynn, and closed along with the rest of the line in 1968.

Middleton Towers
Middleton Towers railway station in 1972, four years after closure
Location
PlaceMiddleton
AreaNorfolk
Operations
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms1
History
27 October 1846Opened
1968Closed to passengers
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

History

The Lynn & Dereham Railway Bill received the Royal Assent on 21 July 1845. The line and its railway stations were opened on 27 October 1846 as far as Narborough. Middleton railway station opened with the line and was situated south-east of Lynn station and north-west of East Winch. While the line was still being built the Lynn & Dereham was taken over by the East Anglian Railway on 22 July 1847. The line reached Swaffham on 10 August 1847.[2][3] The station was renamed from Middleton to Middleton Towers on 1 November 1924.[4]

After a large housing development was completed in Leziate in 1990, the line between Middleton Towers and King's Lynn was considered for restoration as a passenger route. With the electrification of the main line between Cambridge and King's Lynn the provision of rolling stock was a major issue.[5]

The railway between the station and King's Lynn remains in use as a goods line, and the station has been the destination of a number of charter trains. A sand loading silo has been constructed on the former main line to Swaffham east of the station.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
King's Lynn
Line open, station open
No scheduled passenger service.		   Great Eastern Railway
Lynn and Dereham Railway		   East Winch
Line and station closed
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References
  1. Allan 1996, p. 17.
  2. Butt 1995, p. .
  3. Allen 1961, p. .
  4. Kilday 2018.
  5. "Around the regions". Rail (132): 20. 4–17 October 1990.

Bibliography
  • British Railways Atlas 1947. Ian Allan. 1996 [1948]. ISBN 978-0-7110-2438-0.
  • Allen, Cecil J (1961). The Great Eastern Railway. Ian Allan.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Butt, R J V (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kilday, Glen (11 September 2018). "Middleton Towers". Disused Stations. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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