Earsham railway station

Earsham
Earsham Railway station
General information
Location	Earsham, South Norfolk England
Grid reference	TM320891
Platforms	1[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Waveney Valley Railway Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 November 1860	Opened
22 May 1916	Closed
1 August 1919	Reopened
5 January 1953	Closed to passengers
1960	Closed to goods

Earsham was a railway station in Earsham, Norfolk, England. It was located on the Waveney Valley Line which connected Beccles with the Great Eastern Main Line. It opened in 1860 and closed to passengers in 1953, and to goods services in 1960.^[2] The station building was not demolished, but lay derelict for many years before being converted into a house. The platform also remains.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Homersfield		Great Eastern Railway Waveney Valley Line		Bungay

References

1. Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
2. "Great Eastern Journal". Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

External links

• Earsham station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

52.4510°N 1.4141°E / 52.4510; 1.4141