Yaxham railway station

Yaxham
Station on heritage railway
Yaxham station, 2020
General information
LocationYaxham, Breckland
England
Coordinates52°39′06″N 0°57′35″E / 52.65163°N 0.95968°E / 52.65163; 0.95968
Grid referenceTG002101
Operated byMid-Norfolk Railway
Platforms2 (1 in use)
History
Original companyNorfolk Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
15 February 1847Opened
13 July 1964Closed to freight
6 October 1969Closed to passengers
26 July 1997Reopened 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.