Ryston railway station
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Ryston railway station was a railway station serving Fordham
, Norfolk
. It was on a branch line from Denver
.
opened on 1 August 1882, and Ryston station opened with the line. Passengers services were withdrawn on 22 September 1930, and the line closed to all traffic in 1965.
Fordham, Norfolk
Fordham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk between Hilgay and Denver near the town of Downham Market. The parish falls in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk...
, 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...
. It was on a branch line from Denver
Denver railway station (Great Eastern)
Denver railway station was a station in Denver, Norfolk on the Great Eastern Railway route between King's Lynn and Cambridge, commonly known as the Fen Line. It was also the beginning of a small branch to Stoke Ferry.-History:...
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History
The Downham and Stoke Ferry RailwayDownham and Stoke Ferry Railway
The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway was a branch line in western Norfolk, England.-History:The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway was just over long. It was authorised on 24 July 1879, and opened on 1 August 1882, being worked by the Great Eastern Railway . It ran from a junction with the GER at...
opened on 1 August 1882, and Ryston station opened with the line. Passengers services were withdrawn on 22 September 1930, and the line closed to all traffic in 1965.