Belton & Burgh
The station building in the 1970s
General information
LocationBelton with Browston, Great Yarmouth
England
Grid referenceTG478027
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEastern Counties Railway
Great Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 June 1859Opened as Belton
1 July 1923Renamed Belton and Burgh
2 November 1959Closed[1]

Belton & Burgh (originally Belton) was a railway station serving the Norfolk villages of Belton and Burgh Castle. It once saw trains on the main line from Yarmouth South Town to London, but was closed in 1959 as part of a major re-evaluation of the British Railways network. It was on a connecting branch between Great Yarmouth and Beccles.[2]

The site of the station can still be located. It is now a modern house where Station Road South meets Station Road North. A notable bump in the road signifies where the track once crossed. The station was on the left, travelling north to south, with the house having a "Platform 3" sign hanging by the driveway. On the right, an access road to a camp site is on the old track bed heading towards St. Olaves.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Yarmouth South Town   Great Eastern
Yarmouth-Beccles Line
1859-1959		   St Olaves

References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 73. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ↑ Belton & District Historical Society - The railway line from Gt. Yarmouth Southtown to St. Olaves/File0182a

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