Burston railway station

Burston railway station was on the Diss to Norwich line and served the village of Burston. Only the station building remains; very little evidence of the platforms exist.[2]

Burston
Burston Station 10 days before closure
LocationBurston, Norfolk, District of South Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM144832
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEastern Union Railway[1]
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 July 1849[1]Opened
7 November 1966[1]Closed

The railway line still passes through it on a level crossing.

The original signal box is no longer there. A cottage between the railway line and the station master's house also no longer exists. There are no longer any sidings on the site (two sidings are shown on the 1:2500 scale 1928 O.S. map).

Former services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tivetshall   Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Main Line
  Diss

References

  1. 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. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "Photo". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2019.


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