St Olaves railway station
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St Olaves was a station in St. Olaves
. It was on the Great Eastern Railway
between Great Yarmouth
and London
. It was first opened in June 1859. After just over a century it was closed in November 1959 when the connection it stood on was cut, and services transferred to another route to make roughly the same journey. Today St Olaves is most closely served by Haddiscoe railway station
, which is over the two rivers which separate the two villages.
Former Services
St. Olaves
St Olaves is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Waveney in England, some south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft...
. It was 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...
between Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was first opened in June 1859. After just over a century it was closed in November 1959 when the connection it stood on was cut, and services transferred to another route to make roughly the same journey. Today St Olaves is most closely served by Haddiscoe railway station
Haddiscoe railway station
Haddiscoe railway station is a railway station in the English county of Norfolk on the Wherry Lines operated by National Express East Anglia. It is named after the village of Haddiscoe, some 2 miles distant, although the village of St. Olaves on the other side of the River Waveney is rather closer...
, which is over the two rivers which separate the two villages.