South Lynn | |
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LNER Class B12/3 No. 61530 at South Lynn in 1954.
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Location | |
Place | West Lynn |
Area | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
Grid reference | TF617180 |
Operations | |
Original company | Eastern & Midlands Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 January 1886 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers |
2 May 1966 | Closed as a coal depot |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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South Lynn railway station was a station located in King's Lynn, Norfolk, on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.
The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points. It was opened between King's Lynn and Sutton Bridge in November 1864; passenger trains began on 1 March 1866. The first station after King's Lynn was West Lynn, which was located at the western end of the bridge over the Great Ouse; that station was closed on 1 July 1886. The station at South Lynn was opened on 1 January 1886 along with other improvements in the area.
South Lynn station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959. It was located at the southern end of King's Lynn, and saw far less traffic than King's Lynn railway station.
Coordinates: 52°44′09″N 0°23′36″E / 52.7357°N 0.3934°E