Geldeston railway station

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Geldeston
General information
LocationGeldeston, South Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM386916
Platforms1[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
2 March 1863Opened as Geldeston
22 May 1916Closed
14 September 1916Reopened as Geldeston Halt
2 October 1922Renamed Geldeston
5 January 1953Closed to passengers
13 July 1964Closed to freight

Geldeston (also Geldeston Halt) was a station on the Waveney Valley Line serving the village of Geldeston, Norfolk. It was operational for passenger services between 1863 and 1953, before closing completely in 1964.[2] It was the penultimate station on the line, and the last in Norfolk as the line crossed the border into Suffolk before the junction station of Beccles. The station still exists today and can easily be found in Geldeston.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ellingham   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line
  Beccles

References

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  1. ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 193. OCLC 931112387.
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