Swaffham railway station

Swaffham
Swaffham station in June 1963
General information
Location	Swaffham, Breckland England
Grid reference	TF818094
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lynn and Dereham Railway East Anglian Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
10 Aug 1847	Opened[1]
1966	Closed to freight
9 Sep 1968	Closed to passengers

Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. The Thetford branch closed on 15 June 1964, and the station closed to passengers on 9 September 1968.[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Narborough and Pentney Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway		Sporle Line and station closed
Terminus		Great Eastern Railway Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)		Holme Hale Line and station closed

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 412. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

• Lock, R C H. "Swaffham 1953 - A typical working day". Great Eastern Railway Journal (63): 16. – gives a description of operations at this station in 1953

External links

• Swaffham station on 1946 O. S. map

52.6522°N 0.6868°E / 52.6522; 0.6868