- Middle Drove railway station
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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°ECoordinates: 52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E 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 RailwaysHistory 1 March 1848 Opened 9 September 1968 Closed[1] 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–ZMiddle 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 branchMagdalen Gate References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 159.
- ^ Oppitz, Leslie (1999). Lost Railways of East Anglia (Lost Railways). Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. pp. p. 19. ISBN 1-85306-595-1.
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Norfolk
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1848
- Railway stations closed in 1968
- East of England railway station stubs
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