Earsham railway station
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Earsham was a railway station in Earsham
, Norfolk
, on the Waveney Valley Line
, connecting Beccles
with the Great Eastern Main Line
which opened in 1860, and closed to passengers in 1953, and to goods services in 1960. It was not demolished, but lay derelict for many years before being converted into housing. The platform still remains as do a lot of original features.
Former Services
Earsham
Earsham is a small village in Norfolk, England. Its postal town is the nearby Bungay, Suffolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 907 in 357 households as of the 2001 census.Earsham has a number of local attractions, including:...
, 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 Waveney Valley Line
Waveney Valley Line
The Waveney Valley Line was a branch line running from in Norfolk to Beccles in Suffolk connecting the Great Eastern Main Line at Tivetshall with the East Suffolk Line at . It provided services to Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Ipswich and many other smaller towns in Suffolk with additional...
, connecting Beccles
Beccles
Beccles is a market town and civil parish in the Waveney District of the English county of Suffolk. The town is shown on the milestone as from London via the A145 Blythburgh and A12 road, northeast of London as the crow flies, southeast of Norwich, and north northeast of the county town of...
with the Great Eastern Main Line
Great Eastern Main Line
The Great Eastern Main Line is a 212 Kilometre major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street in the City of London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich and several coastal resorts such as...
which opened in 1860, and closed to passengers in 1953, and to goods services in 1960. It was not demolished, but lay derelict for many years before being converted into housing. The platform still remains as do a lot of original features.