Wells-next-the-Sea railway station

This article is about the disused station. For the open light-railway station, see Wells railway station, Norfolk. For other uses, see Wells railway station (disambiguation).

Wells-next-the-Sea
Wells-next-the-Sea station in 1963
General information
LocationWells-next-the-Sea, North Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°57′11″N 0°51′25″E / 52.953°N 0.857°E / 52.953; 0.857
Grid referenceTF920433
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWells and Fakenham Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 December 1857Opened as Wells
1 July 1923Renamed Wells-on-Sea
1 January 1957Renamed Wells-next-the-Sea
5 October 1964Closed for passengers[1]
2 November 1964closed for freight

Wells-next-the-Sea was railway station that served the port town of Wells-next-the-Sea in North Norfolk, England. It was opened in 1857 by the Wells & Fakenham Railway, later part of the Great Eastern Railway's Wymondham to Wells branch, and became a junction in 1866 with the arrival of the West Norfolk Junction Railway. It closed in 1964.

  1. ^ 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. pp. 243–244. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.