Aylsham South railway station

This article is about the former Great Eastern Railway station. For the current Bure Valley Railway station, see Aylsham railway station. For the former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station, see Aylsham North railway station.

Aylsham South
Aylsham South station in 1990, shortly before demolition.
General information
LocationAylsham, Broadland
England
Grid referenceTG195264
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 January 1880Opened as Aylsham
27 September 1948Renamed Aylsham South
15 September 1952Closed to passengers
1 March 1977Closed to freight
10 July 1990Aylsham railway station (BVR) opened on same site

Aylsham South railway station served the town of Aylsham in Norfolk from 1880 to 1981. The period station buildings were subsequently demolished in 1990 to allow for the construction of Aylsham railway station, the northern terminus of the Bure Valley Railway, a narrow gauge operation which reuses some of the trackbed of the old railway line.