- Middleton Towers railway station
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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 RailwaysPlatforms 2 History 1846 Opened 1968 Closed to passengers 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–ZMiddleton 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 RailwayEast Winch References
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
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Norfolk
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- East of England railway station stubs
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