Flordon | |
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![]() Flordon station site | |
General information | |
Location |
Flordon,
District of South Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM191969 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping |
Eastern Union Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
12 December 1849 | Opened as Florden [1] |
1875 | Renamed Flordon [1] |
19 April 1965 | Closed to freight |
7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers [1] |
Flordon railway station served the village of Flordon, Norfolk. It was opened in 1849, when the line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich Victoria was constructed; the station was served by Eastern Union Railway stopping services between Norwich and Ipswich. It was closed in 1966, as a result of the Beeching Axe, along with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich. [2] The line through the former station site continues to operate today, hosting electric inter-city services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.
Flordon station was built as a stop on the Eastern Union Railway service between Ipswich and Norwich Victoria.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Swainsthorpe |
Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line |
Forncett |
Flordon | |
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![]() Flordon station site | |
General information | |
Location |
Flordon,
District of South Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TM191969 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping |
Eastern Union Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
12 December 1849 | Opened as Florden [1] |
1875 | Renamed Flordon [1] |
19 April 1965 | Closed to freight |
7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers [1] |
Flordon railway station served the village of Flordon, Norfolk. It was opened in 1849, when the line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich Victoria was constructed; the station was served by Eastern Union Railway stopping services between Norwich and Ipswich. It was closed in 1966, as a result of the Beeching Axe, along with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich. [2] The line through the former station site continues to operate today, hosting electric inter-city services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.
Flordon station was built as a stop on the Eastern Union Railway service between Ipswich and Norwich Victoria.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Swainsthorpe |
Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line |
Forncett |