Kimberley Park railway station
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Kimberley Park railway station is a railway station in the village of Kimberley
in the English
county of Norfolk
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in the early 1880s. A new up platform was constructed, and the existing buildings were given new glass-fronted passenger accommodation and platform canopies. In 1882 the station was considered a request stop.
Until 1923 the station was known as 'Kimberley', but this was changed to 'Kimberley Park' during the Grouping
to avoid confusion with Kimberley station
in Nottinghamshire
. The main buildings were on the down platform, with a smaller waiting room being provided on the up.
The goods yard was situated on the down side of the line, comprising a single siding linked by trailing connections to the up and down main lines. Althouh Kimberley had no goods shed or crane, it was provided with loading docks and a cattle pen.
on the line from East Dereham to Wymondham
Abbey station.
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Future Services
Kimberley, Norfolk
Kimberley is a village in Norfolk, in England. It is within the civil parish of Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe in South Norfolk, situated about north-west of Wymondham, around the crossroads of the B1108 and B1135....
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of 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...
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History
The station was rebuilt by the Great Eastern Railway and provided with a second platform when the line was doubledDouble track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
in the early 1880s. A new up platform was constructed, and the existing buildings were given new glass-fronted passenger accommodation and platform canopies. In 1882 the station was considered a request stop.
Until 1923 the station was known as 'Kimberley', but this was changed to 'Kimberley Park' during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
to avoid confusion with Kimberley station
Kimberley East railway station
Kimberley East Railway Station was a station serving the town of Kimberley in Nottinghamshire, England.- History :It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6...
in Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. The main buildings were on the down platform, with a smaller waiting room being provided on the up.
The goods yard was situated on the down side of the line, comprising a single siding linked by trailing connections to the up and down main lines. Althouh Kimberley had no goods shed or crane, it was provided with loading docks and a cattle pen.
Present day
There is no car parking at this station. The station is served by heritage services operated by the Mid-Norfolk RailwayMid-Norfolk Railway
The Mid-Norfolk Railway or MNR is a heritage railway in the English county of Norfolk. Opening as a tourist line in 1997, it is often referred to as a "New Generation" heritage railway....
on the line from East Dereham to Wymondham
Wymondham
Wymondham is a historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 9.5 miles to the south west of the city of Norwich, on the A11 road to Thetford and London.- Before The Great Fire :...
Abbey station.
Signal box
The original standard GER signal box was located at the southern end of the down platform, where the footings can still be clearly seen. The Mid-Norfolk Railway intends to replace this 'box, in an alternate location on the currently out-of-use up platform, with the cabin from SohamSoham railway station
Soham railway station was opened on 1 September 1879 on the Ely to Newmarket line and served the town of Soham in Cambridgeshire.The station was destroyed on 2 June 1944, when a munitions train caught fire and blew up, killing two and damaging over seven hundred buildings...
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