Yarmouth Beach railway station
- 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. [ [http://www.berneyarms.co.uk/html/yarmouth/rail/beach/beach.htm Yarmouth Beach Railway Station ] ]
Use of the line gradually began to decline. By the late 1950s stations around the country were beginning to close as 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 Rail hands. It was demolished in 1986 and converted into a coach station. [ [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/y/yarmouth_beach/index.shtml Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Yarmouth Beach Station ] ]
It lacked the direct route of its rival at Yarmouth Vauxhall, taking a winding path across Norfolk without stops at major towns. Instead of connecting Great Yarmouth directly with Norwich, passengers would have to change at the rural Melton Constable.
Former Services
Disused Rail Start
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External Links
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#652,307,1 Yarmouth Beach station on navigable 1946 O. S. map]
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