Stoke Ferry railway station

Stoke Ferry
General information
Location	Stoke Ferry, King's Lynn and West Norfolk England
Coordinates	52.5677°N 0.5176°E / 52.5677; 0.5176
Grid reference	TL706996
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1882 (1882-08-01)	Station opens
22 September 1930	Closed to passengers
1965	closed for freight

v t e Downham & Stoke Ferry Railway
Fen line to King's Lynn Downham Denver Fen line to Ely Ryston Abbey and West Dereham Wissington Tramway Stoke Ferry

Stoke Ferry is a closed railway station in Norfolk. It was the terminus of a 7¼ mile branch line from Denver^[1] which opened on 1 August 1882 and finally closed to all traffic in 1965.

History

The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway opened on 1 August 1882, and Stoke Ferry station opened with the line.^[2]

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.^[2]

Routes

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		Great Eastern Railway Stoke Ferry Branch		Abbey and West Dereham Line and station closed

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Norfolk
• Ryston
• Abbey and West Dereham

Notes

1. Conolly 1976, p. 17, section F5.
2. Butt 1995, p. 221.

References

• Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court, Surrey: Ian Allan.
• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
• Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

External links

• Stoke Ferry station on navigable 1946 O. S. map