Middle Drove railway station

Middle Drove
Former station building in 2001.
Location
Place	Marshland St James
Area	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Coordinates	52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885Coordinates: 52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885
Grid reference	TF547098
Operations
Original company	East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
History
1 March 1848	Opened
9 September 1968	Closed[1]
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Middle Drove was a railway station which served the village of Tilney Fen End near Downham Market in Norfolk, England. The station was opened in 1848 as an extension of the East Anglian Railway's line from Magdalen Road station (now known as Watlington) to Wisbech East. The station's location, like that of the neighbouring Smeeth Road station, was fairly rural and the line eventually closed in 1968, a casualty of the Beeching Axe.^[2] Middle Drove's station building survived closure, and has since been converted into a private residence.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Smeeth Road		British Rail Eastern Region Wisbech branch		Magdalen Gate

References

1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 159.
2. ^ Oppitz, Leslie (1999). Lost Railways of East Anglia (Lost Railways). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. pp. p. 19. ISBN 1-85306-595-1.