Sheringham railway station (North Norfolk Railway)
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| Location | |
| Place | Sheringham |
| Area | North Norfolk, Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52°56′30″N 1°12′29″E / 52.9418°N 1.208°ECoordinates: 52°56′30″N 1°12′29″E / 52.9418°N 1.208°E |
| Grid reference | TG156430 |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Eastern & Midlands Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Owned by | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways North Norfolk Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 16 June 1887 | Opened (Sherringham) |
| 1897 | Renamed (Sheringham) |
| 2 January 1967 | Closed upon opening of new BR station. |
| 1975 | Reopened as heritage station |
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Sheringham is the name of a preserved railway station in Sheringham, Norfolk. It was once part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network and closed in 1967 when a new station was opened by British Rail approx. 200m eastwards. Since 1975 it has served as the eastern terminus of the North Norfolk Railway. In March 2010, the link to Network Rail was reinstated.
The station was first opened on 16 June 1887 by the Eastern and Midlands Railway as part of the Cromer Branch linking the Norfolk Coast to the junction at Melton Constable railway station. In 1893 this was merged into the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Network. On 6 April 1964 in the wake of the Beeching Report, the line to Melton Constable was closed to passengers. Withdrawal of goods services from that line (as well as from Sheringham itself) followed on 28 December 1964. Sheringham station remained open for passengers until 2 January 1967, when it was closed upon the opening of a new station for passengers on the opposite side of Station Road, enabling the level crossing to be closed.
In 1975, the station was re-opened as part of the North Norfolk Railway, which runs along the old Cromer Branch route as far as Holt railway station. Another Sheringham railway station exists on the National Rail network, just across the road from the NNR station.
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