Ashwellthorpe | |
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General information | |
Location | Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, South Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM160977 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
2 May 1881 | Opened |
10 September 1939 | Closed to passengers |
4 August 1951 | Closed to freight |
Ashwellthorpe was a railway station that existed in the village of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, on a cutoff line between Forncett and Wymondham. This entry covers the history of the line and the station.
The station and line was opened in 1881 with the passenger service being withdrawn in 1939 and the line closing in 1951 although a siding remained at the Wymondham end until 1976.