Dersingham railway station
Dersingham was a railway station on the King's Lynn to Hunstanton line which served the village of Dersingham, a few miles north of King's Lynn in North Norfolk, England.
Dersingham | |
|---|---|
Station buildings in 2006. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Dersingham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TF680307 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Lynn and Hunstanton Railway Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 3 October 1862 | Opened |
| 5 May 1969 | Closed |
History edit
The station was opened on 3 October 1862 by the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway.[1]
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934.[2]
The station closed along with the line on 5 May 1969.[1][3]
At 8 miles 17 chains (13.22 km) from King's Lynn, Dersingham marked the half-way point of the Hunstanton line. It was situated in possibly the most attractive section of the route where the line ran through extensive woodlands, between pine trees and rhododendrons, with the sea visible on the left.[4]
Architecturally, the station resembles North Wootton station, with a small main station building on the up platform and a small waiting room provided on the down platform; both had Great Eastern–style canopies. A small goods yard adjoined the main station building, and a standard Great Eastern gabled signal box was sited on the southern end of the down platform. A level crossing lay at the northern end of the station and, in common with other stations on the line, convenient lodging accommodation, a solidly built Carstone inn known as "The Alexandra Hotel", was to be found opposite the station approach.[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolferton Line and station closed | British Rail Eastern Region King's Lynn to Hunstanton branch | Snettisham Line and station closed |
Present day edit
The station buildings, including canopies, signal box and both platforms, have largely survived the station's closure in 1969. The platform and outbuildings are in use as offices and stores for Semba Trading, a builder's merchant, while the main station building has been converted into a private residence.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 160. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 59 (ref 2637). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- ^ Jenkins, S.C. (1987). The Lynn & Hunstanton Railway and the West Norfolk Branch. Headington, Oxford: Oakwood Press. p. 93. ISBN 0-85361-330-3.
- ^ Jenkins, S.C., op. cit. p. 93.
- ^ Jenkins, S.C., op. cit. p. 133.
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