Stoke Ferry railway station
Encyclopedia
Stoke Ferry is a closed railway station in Norfolk
. It was the terminus of a 7¼ mile branch line from Denver
which opened on 1 August 1882 and finally closed to all traffic in 1965.
opened on 1 August 1882, and Stoke Ferry station opened with the line.
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.
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 the terminus of a 7¼ mile 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:...
which opened on 1 August 1882 and finally closed to all traffic in 1965.
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 Stoke Ferry station opened with the line.
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
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...
's Cambridge to King's Lynn line.
The village of Stoke Ferry
Stoke Ferry
Stoke Ferry is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 6.5 miles south-east of Downham Market. The village lies on the River Wissey which has also been known as the River Stoke....
lies on the River Wissey
River Wissey
The River Wissey is a river in Norfolk, eastern England. It rises near Bradenham, and flows for nearly to join the River Great Ouse at Fordham...
and the station was on the southern edge of the village.
The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930.
Routes
See also
- List of closed railway stations in Norfolk
- RystonRyston railway stationRyston railway station was a railway station serving Fordham, Norfolk. It was on a branch line from Denver.-History:The Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway 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...
- Abbey and West DerehamAbbey and West Dereham railway stationAbbey and West Dereham railway station was a railway station on the line between Downham Market and Stoke Ferry. It served the village of West Dereham and the nearby abbey, in Norfolk, England.-History:...