Hunstanton | |
|---|---|
 Hunstanton in the early 1900s; Sandringham Hotel in the background. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hunstanton, Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TF671407 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Lynn and Hunstanton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 3 October 1862 | Opened |
| 28 December 1964 | Closed to freight |
| 6 June 1966 | Became unstaffed[1] |
| 5 May 1969 | Closed 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 125.
- ^ British Film Institute, John Betjeman Goes By Train (1962).