Flordon | |
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Flordon station site
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| General information | |
| Location | Flordon, District of South Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TM191969 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Eastern Union Railway Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 12 December 1849 | Opened as Florden[1] |
| 1875 | Renamed Flordon[1] |
| 19 April 1965 | Closed to freight |
| 7 November 1966 | Closed to passengers[1] |
Flordon railway station served the village of Flordon, Norfolk. It was opened in 1849, when the line from London Liverpool StreettoNorwich Victoria was constructed; the station was served by Eastern Union Railway stopping services between Norwich and Ipswich. It was closed in 1966, as a result of the Beeching Axe, along with other smaller stations between Norwich and Ipswich.[2] The line through the former station site continues to operate today, hosting electric inter-city services between London Liverpool Street and Norwich.
Flordon station was built as a stop on the Eastern Union Railway service between Ipswich and Norwich Victoria.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Swainsthorpe | Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line |
Forncett |
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| Great Eastern Railway |
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| Midland and Great Northern |
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| Norfolk and Suffolk |
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| Upwell Tramway |
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52°31′38″N 1°13′53″E / 52.5273°N 1.2314°E / 52.5273; 1.2314
