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Headquarters | King's Lynn |
Locale | England |
Dates of operation | 1846–1968 (passengers) |
Successor | Great Eastern Railway |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Length | 26+1⁄2 miles (42.6 km) |
The Lynn and Dereham Railway was a standard gauge 26+1⁄2-mile (42.6 km) single track railway running between King's Lynn and Dereham in the English county of Norfolk. The Lynn to Dereham line opened in 1846 and closed in 1968, although the section between Middleton Towers and King's Lynn remains open to freight.