Drayton railway station

Drayton railway station is a former station in Norfolk, England. Constructed by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in the 1880s, on the line between Melton Constable and Norwich, it was closed to passengers in 1959. It served the settlement of Drayton now on the outskirts of Norwich. The site is now home to an industrial site, Many of the buildings follow the old footings of the platform and other buildings. Many of the railway bridges in this area have been filled in or removed. The footings for the bridge entering Drayton from the norwich side is now a house. [2] Its former site is now on Marriott's Way.[3]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hellesdon   Midland and Great Northern
Norwich Branch
  Attlebridge

Drayton
LocationDrayton, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG178134
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLynn and Fakenham Railway[1]
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
2 Dec 1882Opened as
Costessey and Drayton[1]
1 Feb 1883Renamed Drayton
before 1903Renamed Drayton for Costessey
2 Mar 1959Closed
Norwich Branch
( To Cromer)
Melton Constable
Hindolvestone
Guestwick
Whitwell & Reepham
Lenwade
Attlebridge
Drayton
Hellesdon
Norwich City

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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Cycle Ride Three

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