Stoke Ferry railway station

52°34′04″N 0°31′03″E / 52.5677°N 0.5176°E / 52.5677; 0.5176Grid referenceTL706996Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDownham and Stoke Ferry RailwayPre-groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates1 August 1882 (1882-08-01)Station opens22 September 1930Closed to passengers1965closed for freight

v t e Downham & Stoke Ferry Railway
Legend
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

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