Dunham railway station
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Dunham railway station was located in Little Dunham
, Norfolk
on the Great Eastern Railway
line between Swaffham and Dereham
. It closed in 1968 as part of the Beeching Axe
. Beeching's report intended to retain the Kings Lynn - Dereham - Norwich line (which was in fact closed) the local stations however, were recommended for closure in the report.
Former Services
Little Dunham
Little Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 749 hectares with a population of 309 as of the 2001 census...
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
on the Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
line between Swaffham and Dereham
Lynn and Dereham Railway
The Lynn and Dereham Railway was a standard gauge single track railway running between King's Lynn and Dereham in the English county of Norfolk...
. It closed in 1968 as part of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
. Beeching's report intended to retain the Kings Lynn - Dereham - Norwich line (which was in fact closed) the local stations however, were recommended for closure in the report.