Caister-on-Sea railway station

Caister-on-Sea
General information
LocationCaister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth
England
Grid referenceTG525120
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
7 August 1877Opened as Caister
1 January 1893Renamed Caister-on-Sea
2 March 1959Closed

Caister-on-Sea railway station is a former railway station in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. It was opened in 1877.[1] It later became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route from Birmingham to Great Yarmouth, predominantly used by holidaymakers. The station was a few miles north of the terminus at Yarmouth Beach. The station closed with the rest of the line in 1959.[2] The station was demolished following closure and the site is now occupied by housing.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Caister Camp Halt   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  Newtown Halt
  1. ^ Yarmouth Beach Railway Station Archived 19 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 109. OCLC 931112387.