Corton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Corton, Suffolk[1] on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Central.[2] The station opened on 13 July 1903.[3]
Corton | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Corton, East Suffolk England |
| Grid reference | TM539970 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 13 July 1903 | Opened |
| 13 July 1964 | Closed to freight |
| 4 May 1970 | Closed to passengers |
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1935.[4] A coach was also positioned here by Eastern Region of British Railways from 1952 to 1954, then there were two coaches until the end of the 1960 season. These were replaced in 1961 by a Pullman camping coach which was joined by another Pullman in 1962 until all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1965 season.[5]
The station closed, along with the rest of the line, on 4 May 1970.[3]
Corton is the only station building, apart from Lowestoft Central, remaining on the route of the line. It is currently in use as a private residence, the trackbed has been filled to platform level, and while the canopy is still in existence, it is looking very run down and forlorn.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopton-on-Sea | Norfolk and Suffolk Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line 1903-1970 |
Lowestoft North |
References
edit- ^ Corton Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- ^ a b Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 50. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
External links
edit- Webpage including a picture of the station in 1974[permanent dead link]
- Corton station on 1946 O. S. map
- Corton station in late 1960s when one track had been removed.[permanent dead link]
- Corton station 2007
52°30′44″N 1°44′33″E / 52.5123°N 1.7425°E
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