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. Several of the railway bridges in this area have been filled in or removed. The footings for the bridge entering Drayton from Norwich is now a house.[2] Its former site is now on Marriott's Way.[3]

Drayton
The site of the station in 1993
General information
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 December 1882Opened as
Costessey and Drayton[1]
1 February 1883Renamed Drayton
before 1903Renamed Drayton for Costessey
2 March 1959Closed
Norwich Branch
(Up arrow To Cromer)
Melton Constable
Hindolvestone
Guestwick
Whitwell & Reepham
Lenwade
Attlebridge
Drayton
Hellesdon
Norwich City
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Hellesdon   Midland and Great Northern
Norwich Branch
  Attlebridge

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Cycle Ride Three
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