- Norwich City railway station
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Norwich City 
Station in the early 1900s. Location Place Norwich Area Norfolk Coordinates 52°38′04″N 1°17′16″E / 52.63445°N 1.28768°ECoordinates: 52°38′04″N 1°17′16″E / 52.63445°N 1.28768°E Operations Original company Lynn and Fakenham Railway Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British RailwaysPlatforms 4 History 2 Dec 1882 Opened 2 Mar 1959 Closed 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–ZNorwich Branch Legend
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To Cromer )
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To King's Lynn )
Melton Constable 
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To North Walsham )
Hindolveston Guestwick Whitwell & Reepham Lenwade Attlebridge Drayton Hellesdon 
Norwich City Norwich City railway station was located in Norwich, England and is now closed.[1]
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History
The remains of the bay platform in 2009.
The station was opened in 1882 by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway[2], and later became the southern terminus of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (MG&N) line from Melton Constable. The station became well-used, with services to Cromer and through-carriages to a range of destinations including Peterborough and Leicester.
The station was badly bombed in the Baedeker raids of 1942 [3] when the main building was largely destroyed and thereafter the station operated from "temporary" buildings constructed on the site. It was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959 along with most of the Midland & Great Northern system, although the station remained in use for goods traffic until 1969.
Location
The old Norwich City station stood where today's roundabout is situated on the Inner link road A147 which links Barn Road with St Crispins Road close to Anglia Square.[4][5] It is unrelated to Norwich City F.C. whose Carrow Road stadium is actually close to the existing Norwich railway station.
Recent news and developments
The amateur group Friends of Norwich City Station (FONCS) has been set up to preserve what is left of the station and surrounding buildings. Current work is focused on the platform area. The Platform 1 wall has been discovered and the bay area has been cleared of undergrowth. The hope for the future is to uncover all the railway related parts to the area and turn it into a memorial garden. They are also documentating all those who served the station. Interpretation boards will be erected, some illustrating old photographs of the site. M&GN benches are hoped to also accompany these. [6]
Former services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Terminus Midland and Great Northern
Norwich BranchHellesdon See also
- Norwich Thorpe railway station
- Norwich Victoria railway station
- List of closed railway stations in Norfolk
References
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18
- ^ 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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ Norfolk history Retrieved 23 April 2011
- ^ Norwich Evening News 24
- ^ http://www.peterboggis.co.uk/Cycle_rides/Cyclemap3btext.jpeg
- ^ News report Retrieved 23 April 2011
External links
- Norwich City station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- Friends of Norwich City Station (FONCS) Flickr Group
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Norfolk
- Railway stations opened in 1882
- Railway stations closed in 1959
- Former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations
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