Yaxham | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Yaxham, Breckland England |
Coordinates | 52°39′06″N 0°57′35″E / 52.65163°N 0.95968°E |
Grid reference | TG002101 |
Operated by | Mid-Norfolk Railway |
Platforms | 2 (1 in use) |
History | |
Original company | Norfolk Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | |
Key dates | |
15 February 1847 | Opened |
13 July 1964 | Closed to freight |
6 October 1969 | Closed to passengers |
26 July 1997 | Reopened as part of MNR |
Yaxham is a railway station in the village of Yaxham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway and is the site of the Yaxham Light Railway.
The station is the only one on the line that retains its original signalbox (not owned by the MNR). The platform shelters on the up platform are still in situ, although those on the down platform used by the present service have been demolished. The original stationmaster's house survives as a private residence, as does the original railway hotel on the opposite side of the road to the station.