Reepham railway station (Norfolk)

Reepham (Norfolk) was a railway station in Reepham, Norfolk. It was opened in 1882 and closed to passengers in 1952; it finally shut to goods services in 1981.[1] The tracks through Reepham remained in place until 1985, latterly serving a concrete factory in Lenwade.[2] The trackbed is preserved as part of the Marriott's Way long-distance footpath between Aylsham and Norwich.

Reepham (Norfolk)
Reepham railway station in 2008.
General information
LocationReepham, Broadland
England
Grid referenceTG101235
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEast Norfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1882Opened as Reepham
1 November 1927Renamed Reepham (Norfolk)
15 September 1952Closed to passengers
13 July 1981Closed to freight


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Foulsham
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern   Cawston
Line and station closed

Future operations

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A speculative plan to create a heritage railway between Reepham station and Whitwell station has been proposed by the owner of the latter station, which is being developed as a railway centre.[2] This would include relaying the Themelthorpe Curve, built to link the former Great Eastern Railway and Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway routes; it was formerly the tightest radius curve on the British Rail network.

References

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  1. ^ Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites:Reepham Station
  2. ^ a b "Whitwell and Reepham Railway track laying plans". Norfolk Orbital Railway. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

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