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Stoke Ferry railway station

Stoke Ferry
Stoke Ferry Station.jpg
Location
Place Stoke Ferry
Area King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Coordinates 52°34′04″N 0°31′03″E / 52.5677°N 0.5176°E / 52.5677; 0.5176Coordinates: 52°34′04″N 0°31′03″E / 52.5677°N 0.5176°E / 52.5677; 0.5176
Grid reference TL706996
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
22 September 1930 Closed to passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Stoke Ferry is a closed railway station in Norfolk. It was the terminus of a 7¼ mile branch line from Denver which opened on 1 August 1882 and finally closed to all traffic in 1965.

The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway opened on 1 August 1882, and Stoke Ferry station opened with the line.

Bradshaw's Railway Guide 1922 shows a service of 4 trains a day on weekdays only between Stoke Ferry and Downham on the Great Eastern Railway's Cambridge to King's Lynn line.

The village of Stoke Ferry lies on the River Wissey and the station was on the southern edge of the village.

The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930.



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