Hunstanton railway station

Hunstanton
Hunstanton in the early 1900s; Sandringham Hotel in the background.
General information
LocationHunstanton, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTF671407
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLynn and Hunstanton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 October 1862Opened
28 December 1964Closed to freight
6 June 1966Became unstaffed[1]
5 May 1969Closed to passengers[2]

Hunstanton railway station served the seaside town of Hunstanton in Norfolk, England. Opened in 1862, the station was the northern terminus of the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway. The line was brought to public notice by John Betjeman in the British Transport Film John Betjeman Goes By Train.[3] The station closed with the line in 1969.

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 164. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 125.
  3. ^ British Film Institute, John Betjeman Goes By Train (1962).