Hillington railway station

Former railway station in Norfolk, England

Hillington
Hillington Station in 2005
General information
LocationHillington, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTF720253
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLynn and Fakenham Railway
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 August 1879Opened
2 March 1959Closed to passengers
19 April 1965Closed to freight

Hillington railway station was a station in Hillington, Norfolk on the now closed Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between South Lynn and Melton Constable. It closed in 1959[1][2] along with the rest of the line.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 227. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Grimston Road   Midland and Great Northern   Massingham
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Great Eastern
Railway
Great Eastern Main Line
Breckland line
Fen line & environs
Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway
King's Lynn to Dereham
King's Lynn to Hunstanton
Heacham to Wells
Waveney Valley line
Wymondham to Wroxham Line
Other lines
Midland and
Great Northern
Norwich to Cromer Branch
Walpole to Melton Constable
Melton Constable to
Great Yarmouth Branch
Norfolk and
Suffolk
Cromer to North Walsham
Great Yarmouth to Hopton
Upwell Tramway

52°47′57″N 0°33′7″E / 52.79917°N 0.55194°E / 52.79917; 0.55194


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