Thuxton railway station
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Thuxton station, 2015
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| Location | |
| Place | Thuxton |
| Area | Breckland, Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52°37′29″N 1°00′04″E / 52.6247°N 1.001°ECoordinates: 52°37′29″N 1°00′04″E / 52.6247°N 1.001°E |
| Grid reference | TG031072 |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Norfolk Railway Great Eastern Railway |
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London & North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways Mid-Norfolk Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 15 February 1847 | Opened |
| 13 July 1964 | Closed to freight |
| 6 October 1969 | Closed to passengers |
| 26 July 1997 | Reopened as part of MNR |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
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Thuxton is a railway station in the village of Thuxton in the English county of Norfolk. The station is served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk Railway on the line from Dereham to Wymondham.
When re-opened by the Mid-Norfolk Railway in 1997 the station was initially used as a request stop, but was returned to full stopping status on 16 June 2002.
During fundraising for the opening of the MNR, a station was proposed for the nearby village of Garveston, and the local council purchased a small parcel of land for use as a car park at the proposed site. No platform was provided, and the station has never been developed.
The Wymondham-Dereham branch line and stations were opened on 15 February 1847. Thuxton was North of Kimberley and south of Yaxham. (Butt)
Thuxton is a two-platform station. The main building, which included the Stationmaster's house was built by the Norfolk Railway. The Great Eastern Railway later added glass-fronted waiting rooms to the platforms.
The station was equipped with a single siding goods yard on the down side of the formation. The yard was to the north of the passenger station, with no goods shed or fixed loading facilities. A well-known seasonal traffic from the site was Peele’s Norfolk Black Turkeys.
From June 1965, when the line was singled, until late 2010 only the down platform was used for passenger services. The up line platform, where the waiting room was demolished, has since been restored to its original length as part of the passing loop project and a new waiting room is being constructed on the original footprint and will mirror the waiting room on the down platform.
Most trains currently use the extended up platform. The waiting room on the down platform has been converted for use as holiday accommodation. There is no passenger car parking available near this station due to the narrow lanes through the village. The station serves as a passing place for trains, as a station for the local community and the Railway Lake fishing venue.
Work to relay the lifted up formation and restore the second platform at this station, in order to provide a passing loop for trains running between Dereham and Wymondham, was completed in time for the September 2010 diesel gala.
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