Thursford railway station
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Thursford railway station was a station in Norfolk
, England
on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
line between Melton Constable
and South Lynn
. It was closed in 1959 along with the rest of the line. It served the settlement of Thursford
. As part of the Norfolk Orbital Railway it is proposed that services may return to the station after a gap of more than half a century.
Former Services
Future Services
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...
, England
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...
on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway and the Great Northern Railway in eastern England, affectionately known as the 'Muddle and Get Nowhere' to generations of passengers, enthusiasts, and other users.The main line ran from Peterborough to...
line between Melton Constable
Melton Constable railway station
Melton Constable was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Railway which served the North Norfolk village of Melton Constable from 1882 to 1964...
and South Lynn
South Lynn railway station
South Lynn railway station was a station located in King's Lynn, Norfolk, on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.-History:The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points. It was opened between and in November 1864; passenger trains...
. It was closed in 1959 along with the rest of the line. It served the settlement of Thursford
Thursford
Thursford is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 16.3 miles south-west of Cromer, 24.5 miles north-west of Norwich and 121 miles north-east of London. The village lies 6.9 miles north-west of the nearby town of Fakenham. The nearest railway station is at...
. As part of the Norfolk Orbital Railway it is proposed that services may return to the station after a gap of more than half a century.