Middleton Towers railway station

Middleton Towers
Middleton Towers railway station in 1972, four years after closure.
Location
Place	Middleton
Area	Norfolk
Operations
Post-grouping	Great Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
1846	Opened
1968	Closed to passengers
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Middleton Towers railway station was a station in Middleton, Norfolk.^[1] It was on the line between Swaffham and King's Lynn, and closed along with the rest of the line in 1968.

After a large housing development was completed in Leziate in 1990, the line between Middleton Towers and King's Lynn was considered for restoration as a passenger route. With the electrification of the main line between Cambridge and King's Lynn the provision of rolling stock was a major issue.^[2]

The railway between the station and King's Lynn remains in use as a freight line, and the station has been the destination of a number of charter trains. A sand loading silo has been constructed on the former main line to Swaffham east of the station.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
King's Lynn		Great Eastern Railway Lynn and Dereham Railway		East Winch

References

1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
2. ^ "Around the regions". Rail (132): 20. October 4-17 1990. 

External links

Media related to Middleton Towers railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 52°44′00″N 0°28′21″E / 52.73326°N 0.47251°E / 52.73326; 0.47251