Yarmouth Beach railway station

Yarmouth Beach railway station is a former railway station in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was opened in 1877 by the Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway. In 1893 it was taken over by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which had built a large network of track over East Anglia, initially conceived to transport holidaymakers from the Midlands to their destinations on the Norfolk coast. Acquiring Yarmouth Beach station fitted into this grand strategy. The line was also dependent on used by local travellers.[2]

Yarmouth Beach
Location
PlaceGreat Yarmouth
AreaGreat Yarmouth, Norfolk
Grid referenceTG528081
Operations
Original companyGreat Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms3
History
7 August 1877Opened as Yarmouth
5 April 1883Renamed Yarmouth Beach
2 March 1959Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Holiday express from Derby in 1951

Use of the line gradually began to decline and by the 1950s competition from the roads diminished passenger numbers. Yarmouth Beach and the line it stood on closed in 1959 along with most of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network, now in British Railways hands. It was converted into a coach station and finally demolished in 1982/83 and is now a car & coach park.[3]

It lacked the direct route of its rival at Yarmouth Vauxhall, taking a winding path across Norfolk without serving major towns.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Newtown Halt   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Branch		   Terminus

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 256.
  2. Yarmouth Beach Railway Station
  3. Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Yarmouth Beach Station

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