Abbey and West Dereham railway station

Abbey and West Dereham
Remains of the station seen in 1991
Location
Place	West Dereham
Area	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Grid reference	TL656997
Operations
Original company	Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 August 1882 (1882-08-01)	Station opens as Abbey
1 January 1886	Renamed Abbey for West Dereham
1 July 1923	Renamed Abbey and West Dereham
22 September 1930	Station closed to passengers
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Abbey and West Dereham railway station was a railway station on the line between Downham Market and Stoke Ferry. It served the village of West Dereham and the nearby abbey, in Norfolk, England.

Opened as Abbey by the Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway on 1 August 1882, the line was run from the beginning by the Great Eastern Railway (GER). The station was renamed twice: on 1 January 1886 it became Abbey for West Dereham; and in 1923 as a result of the Grouping the GER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and the new owners renamed the station Abbey and West Dereham, this occurring on 1 July 1923. The station closed to passenger traffic on 22 September 1930.

The line became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

Coordinates: 52°34′13″N 0°26′37″E / 52.57035°N 0.44350°E / 52.57035; 0.44350