Corton railway station

Corton
Location
Place	Corton
Area	Waveney, Suffolk
Grid reference	TM539970
Operations
Pre-grouping	Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2(reduced to 1 in the 1960s)
History
13 July 1903	Opened
13 July 1964	Closed to freight
4 May 1970	Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
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Corton was a station in Corton, Suffolk^[1] on the line between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. It closed in 1970 with the rest of the line, removing the direct link between these two towns.

For several years Corton had a static Camping coach in a siding. It was used as accommodation for holiday makers.

Corton is the only station building apart from Lowestoft Central remaining on the route of the line, it is currently in use as a private residence, the trackbed has been filled to platform level, and while the canopy is still in existence, it is looking very run down and forlorn.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hopton-on-Sea		Norfolk and Suffolk Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line 1903-1970		Lowestoft North

External links

• Webpage including a picture of the station in 1974
• Corton station on 1946 O. S. map
• Corton station in late 1960s when one track had been removed.
• Corton station 2007

References

1. ^ Corton

Coordinates: 52°30′44″N 1°44′33″E / 52.5123°N 1.7425°E / 52.5123; 1.7425