Holt railway station (North Norfolk Railway)

Holt railway station, opened in 1987, is the current terminus of the North Norfolk Railway, and is a new-build station half a mile south of the proposed, but never built, Blakeney branch junction.

Holt
Station on heritage railway
Holt railway station
LocationHigh Kelling, North Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Coordinates52.9145°N 1.1133°E / 52.9145; 1.1133
Grid referenceTG094395
Owned byNorth Norfolk Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
1987Opened

The station building once belonged to Stalham railway station, but was moved and reconstructed on site.[1] The current station is located just under a mile away from the site of the original Holt railway station, which had been closed in 1964 by British Railways.

William Marriott Museum

The William Marriott Museum is located in the goods shed at the station. Operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society, the museum features railroad artefacts and memorabilia, as well as historic buildings, locomotives, rolling stock and a historic signalling system. The museum is open on days when the North Norfolk Railway is operating.

Miniature railway

For around 16 years the Holt station included a miniature railway operated by the North Norfolk Model Railway Club. In 2019 the miniature line was forced to close due to plans to redevelop the part of the site that they occupied.[2] In 2020 it was announced that the miniature line would be rebuilt at County School on the neighbouring Mid-Norfolk Railway.[3]

Location

The station is around a mile from Holt town centre.[1] The station also has a large carpark.

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Kelling Heath Park   North Norfolk Railway   Terminus
Disused railways
Weybourne
Line and station open		   Midland and Great Northern
Cromer Branch		   Holt
Line and station closed

References
The museum with stock with the replica M&GN goods shed (based on Thursford railway station)
  1. "Holt Station". North Norfolk Railway. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ‘A bit of a shock’ - Development plans send tiny trains off the rails
  3. Tiny trains will toot again! Model engineering club saved


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