Wolferton railway station

Wolferton
Station buildings in January 2010
General information
LocationWolferton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTF660285
Platforms2
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 (Wolverton)
15 July 1863Renamed (Wolferton)
28 December 1964closed for freight
5 May 1969Closed for passengers[1]

Wolferton was a railway station on the Lynn and Hunstanton Railway line which opened in 1862 to serve the village of Wolferton in Norfolk, England. The station was also well known as the nearest station to Sandringham House, and royal trains brought the royal family to and from their estate until the station's closure in 1969.

After spending some time as a museum, the station is now preserved in private hands. The signal box and part of the station are listed buildings, Grade II*.[2]

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 253. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Wolferton Station downside (1077593)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 December 2014. (And three other database entries: 1077592, 1168875 and 1342433)