Abbey and West Dereham railway station

Abbey and West Dereham
Location
Place	West Dereham
Area	East Anglia
Operations
Original company	Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
August 1, 1882	Station opens as Abbey
January 1, 1886	Renamed Abbey for West Dereham
July 1, 1923	Renamed Abbey and West Dereham
September 22, 1930	Station closes
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Abbey 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

Opened as Abbey by the Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway in 1882, the line was run from the beginning by the Great Eastern Railway. In 1923 as a result of the Grouping the Great Eastern Railway became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and the new owners renamed the station Abbey and West Dereham. The station closed to passenger traffic on the 22 September 1930.

The line became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.

References

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1 85260 508 1

• A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.  ISBN 0 906899 99 0

• Abbey and West Dereham station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

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Coordinates: 52°34′13″N 0°26′37″E / 52.57035°N 0.44350°E / 52.57035; 0.44350