Dunham railway station

Dunham
Location
Place	Little Dunham
Area	Norfolk
Operations
Original company	Lynn and Dereham Railway[1] East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
11 Sep 1848	Opened as Little Dunham[1]
Sep 1851	Renamed Dunham
9 Sep 1968	Closed to passengers
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Dunham railway station was located in Little Dunham, Norfolk on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Dereham.^[2] It closed in 1968 as part of the Beeching Axe.^[3] Beeching's report intended to retain the Kings Lynn - Dereham - Norwich line (which was in fact closed) the local stations however, were recommended for closure in the report.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Sporle		Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway		Fransham

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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. 
2. ^ British Railways Atlas (1947), p. 17
3. ^ Panoramio - Photo of The old Dunham Railway Station

External links

• Dunham station on 1946 O. S. map

Coordinates: 52°41′03″N 0°45′44″E / 52.68427°N 0.76236°E / 52.68427; 0.76236