Thuxton railway station

Thuxton
Station on heritage railway
Thuxton station, 2019
General information
LocationThuxton, Breckland, Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°37′29″N 1°00′04″E / 52.6247°N 1.001°E / 52.6247; 1.001
Grid referenceTG031072
Owned byLondon & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Mid-Norfolk Railway
Managed byNorfolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
15 February 1847Opened
13 July 1964Closed to freight
6 October 1969Closed to passengers
26 July 1997Reopened as part of MNR
Thuxton
railway station
1906
to Fakenham
Footpath crossing
Bridge 1686
MP 7
Thuxton signal box
Thuxton station
Thuxton level crossing
Bridge 1685
to Dereham
2015
to Dereham
footpath crossing
Bridge 1686
MP 7
Thuxton station
Thuxton level crossing
Thuxton signal box
Bridge 1685
trap point
siding
MP 6
to Wymondham

Thuxton is a railway station in the village of Thuxton in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway on the line from Dereham to Wymondham.

When re-opened by the Mid-Norfolk Railway in 1997 the station was initially used as a request stop, but was returned to full stopping status on 16 June 2002.[1]

During fundraising for the opening of the MNR, a station was proposed for the nearby village of Garveston, and the local council purchased a small parcel of land for use as a car park at the proposed site.[2] No platform was provided, and the station has never been developed.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Johnston, Howard (2002). "Regional News". Rail (438). EMAP Active Ltd: 22.
  2. ^ 'Blastpipe' No. 77, Winter 2002/3, page 30