Norchard railway station

Norchard
Location
Place	Norchard
Area	Forest of Dean
Operations
Original company	Severn and Wye Railway
Managed by	Dean Forest Railway
Platforms	2
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A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Parkend

[v · d · e]Dean Forest Railway

Legend Severn and Wye Railway   Parkend Station Crossing Parkend  Whitemead Park Crossing Oakenwood No.3 Crossing Oakenwood No.2 Crossing Oakenwood No.1 Crossing Grove Road Crossing Whitecroft Crossing B4234 Whitecroft  Mineral Loop on S&WR Tufts Bridge over River Lyd S&WR to Princess Royal Colliery Tufts Junction Norchard High Level/Low Level  Middle Forge Crossing Middle Forge Junction  Lydney High Street B4234 Lydney Town St Mary's Halt  Pidcock's Canal Lydney Bypass Crossing over A48 River Lyd Lydney Junction Link Road Lydney Junction for Gloucester to Newport Line

[v · d · e]Severn and Wye Railway and Canal Co.

Legend For canal icons used below, please refer to waterways legend instead. Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Mitcheldean Road Ross and Monmouth Railway Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Lydbrook Junction MR&FDJR Drybrook Halt Nailbridge Halt Lower Lydbrook Steam Mills Crossing Halt Upper Lydbrook Churchway Colliery Bilson Platform Whimsey Halt Mineral loop Cinderford (1878-1900) Drybrook Road Coleford Railway Serridge Platform Cinderford (1900-1967) Wimberry Quarry Whitecliff Quarry Speech House Road Bilson Halt Bicslade Tramroad Ruspidge Halt Bicslade Wharf Staple Edge Halt Coleford (CR) Upper Soudley Halt Coleford (S&WR) Bullo Cross Halt Coleford Junction Halt Gloucester to Newport Line Milkwall Newnham Parkhill Colliery Ruddle Road Halt New Fancy Colliery Howbeach Colliery Parkend Forest of Dean Central Railway Whitecroft Awre for Blakeney Mineral loop Norchard River Severn Middle Forge Junction Lydney Town Severn Railway Bridge Severn Bridge Gloucester and Sharpness Canal St Mary's Halt Sharpness Lydney Junction Sharpness Docks Lydney Sharpness Branch Line Upper Forge Lydney Harbour Pidcock's Canal Lydney Canal Lower Forge Gloucester to Newport Line River Severn

[v · d · e]The Railways of Lydney

Legend For canal icons used below, please refer to waterways legend instead. Dean Forest Railway Mineral Loop on Severn and Wye Railway Parkhill Colliery Tufts Junction Tinworks Tufts Bridge Norchard High Level Norchard Low Level Middle Forge Junction Engine Shed Severn Bridge Tunnel Lydney Town Severn Bridge St Mary's Halt Lydney Junction Lydney Gloucester to Newport Line Lydney Harbour Branch Pidcock's Canal Forges Lydney Canal Lower Docks Upper Docks River Severn Severn Railway Bridge (Dismantled 1970) Swing bridge over Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Locks onto River Severn River Severn Severn Bridge Railway

[v · d · e]Severn Bridge Railway

Legend For canal icons used below, please refer to waterways legend instead. Dean Forest Railway Severn Bridge Tunnel Lydney Town Severn Bridge St Mary's Halt Lydney Junction Lydney Gloucester to Newport Line (From Newport to Gloucester) Lydney Harbour Branch Pidcock's Canal Forges Lydney Canal Lower Docks Upper Docks Severn Railway Bridge over River Severn (Dismantled 1970) Swing bridge over Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Locks onto River Severn B4066 New Docks Branch Sharpness Docks Locks onto River Severn Old Docks Branch River Severn Sharpness Cross Country Route (To Gloucester) Berkeley Berkeley Road (Closed 1965) Berkeley Loop Cross Country Route (To Bristol)

Norchard railway station is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway, near Lydney in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Norchard is the main station of the Dean Forest Railway. Complete with sidings and a shed, it is the engineering base of the railway. Also to be found at this station is the Plate-Layers Buffet, the gift shop, museum, toilets, the main ticket office and a large free car park. Around Norchard there are many footpaths for walks into the forest, which are very good for photographing and filming the trains.

To get from the shop and ticket office, passengers must cross the line using the level crossing to the platforms. The station has three platforms in total. Low Level has two platforms; Platform 1 is for trains to Lydney Junction and Platform 2 has the Plate-layers Buffet and the 9681 shop which are in coaches. Norchard High Level has just one platform, but it serves both Lydney Junction and Parkend, making it the main platform.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Norchard Low Level
Lydney Town		Dean Forest Railway		Terminus
Norchard High Level
Lydney Town		Dean Forest Railway		Whitecroft

See also

• Dean Forest Railway

Coordinates: 51°44′11″N 2°32′22″W / 51.73625°N 2.53939°W / 51.73625; -2.53939