Corpusty and Saxthorpe
Corpusty and Saxthorpe Railway Station in 2009
General information
LocationCorpusty, North Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG110300
Platforms2
Other information
StatusSchool use
History
Original companyEastern & Midlands Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
5 April 1883Opened
2 March 1959Closed[1]

Corpusty and Saxthorpe railway station was a railway station in the North Norfolk village of Corpusty.[2] It was opened by the Eastern & Midlands Railway as a stop on their route between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth on 5th April 1883. It was closed in 1959. It served the villages of Corpusty and Saxthorpe as well as surrounding villages.

The station not only dealt with passenger traffic but a high amount of goods traffic, a lot of which being agricultural. Corpusty & Saxthorpe station, often shortened to Corpusty station, was also home to two different coal merchants during its operational life.

References

  1. ↑ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 136. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Melton Constable   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line		   Bluestone

52°49′34″N 1°07′55″E / 52.826231°N 1.131924°E / 52.826231; 1.131924

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