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 | |
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_geograph-3419773-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg) The site of the station in 1993 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Drayton, Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TG178134 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lynn and Fakenham Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 December 1882 | Opened as Costessey and Drayton[1] |
| 1 February 1883 | Renamed Drayton |
| before 1903 | Renamed Drayton for Costessey |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed |
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Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Hellesdon | Midland and Great Northern Norwich Branch |
Attlebridge |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2007.
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