Caister-on-Sea railway station
Former railway station in Norfolk, England
Caister-on-Sea | |
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General information | |
Location | Caister-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth England |
Grid reference | TG525120 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Yarmouth & Stalham Light Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
7 August 1877 | Opened as Caister |
1 January 1893 | Renamed Caister-on-Sea |
2 March 1959 | Closed |
Caister-on-Sea railway station is a former railway station in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. It was opened in 1877.[1] It later became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route from Birmingham to Great Yarmouth, predominantly used by holidaymakers. The station was a few miles north of the terminus at Yarmouth Beach. The station closed with the rest of the line in 1959.[2] The station was demolished following closure and the site is now occupied by housing.
Former Services
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Caister Camp Halt | Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Line | Newtown Halt |
References
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Railway
Great Northern
Norwich to Cromer Branch | |
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Walpole to Melton Constable | |
Melton Constable to Great Yarmouth Branch |
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Suffolk
Cromer to North Walsham | |
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Great Yarmouth to Hopton |
52°38′51″N 1°44′00″E / 52.6476°N 1.7332°E / 52.6476; 1.7332