Denver railway station (Great Eastern)
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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
.
on 27 October 1846. On 25 October 1847, the line was extended to ; but in the meantime, on 22 July 1847, the L&ER had amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway
and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway to form the East Anglian Railway. The station was opened with the line to Ely. It closed on 1 February 1870, re-opened on 1 July 1885, and finally closed on 22 September 1930.
Denver, Norfolk
Denver is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Great Ouse, 1 mile south of the small town of Downham Market, 14 miles south of the larger town of King's Lynn, and 37 miles west of the city of Norwich.The civil parish has an area of...
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...
route between King's Lynn
King's Lynn
King's Lynn is a sea port and market town in the ceremonial county of Norfolk in the East of England. It is situated north of London and west of Norwich. The population of the town is 42,800....
and Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, commonly known as the Fen Line
Fen Line
The Fen Line is a railway in the United Kingdom that runs between the cities of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and King's Lynn, Norfolk; the line is so called because it runs through The Fens. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 5 and comprises SRS 05.06 and part of 05.05...
. It was also the beginning of a small branch to Stoke Ferry
Downham 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...
.
History
The Lynn and Ely Railway (L&ER) had opened between and DownhamDownham Market railway station
Downham Market railway station serves the town of Downham Market in the English county of Norfolk. The station lies on Fen Line from Cambridge to King's Lynn, which is electrified at 25 kV AC overhead...
on 27 October 1846. On 25 October 1847, the line was extended to ; but in the meantime, on 22 July 1847, the L&ER had amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway
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...
and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway to form the East Anglian Railway. The station was opened with the line to Ely. It closed on 1 February 1870, re-opened on 1 July 1885, and finally closed on 22 September 1930.