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Harleston railway station

Coordinates: 52°24′21″N 1°18′07″E / 52.4059°N 1.3020°E / 52.4059; 1.3020
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Harleston
General information
LocationHarleston, South Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTM249839
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingWaveney Valley Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 December 1855Opened
5 January 1953Closed to passengers
18 April 1966Closed to freight

Harleston was a railway station in Harleston, Norfolk, on the Waveney Valley Line. It was an early post-war closure; passenger services on this line were withdrawn in 1953 with goods trains lasting until the complete closure of the line in 1966.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Starston   Great Eastern Railway
Waveney Valley Line
  Redenhall

References

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  1. ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (2004). Tivetshall to Beccles (The Waveney Valley Line). Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-41-1.
  2. ^ Lost Lines: the Waveney Valley Railway :: Fotopic.Net[permanent dead link]

52°24′21″N 1°18′07″E / 52.4059°N 1.3020°E / 52.4059; 1.3020