Coltishall railway station

Coltishall railway station serves the town of Coltishall in Norfolk, and is currently operated by the Bure Valley Railway.

Coltishall
Station on heritage railway
LocationColtishall, Broadland, Norfolk
England
Coordinates52.73360°N 1.35933°E / 52.73360; 1.35933
Grid referenceTG269204
Operated byBure Valley Railway
Platforms2
History
Original companyEast Norfolk Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
8 July 1879Opened
15 September 1952Closed to passengers
19 April 1965Closed to freight
10 July 1990Re-opened to passengers (BVR)

Standard gauge operation

The railway line from Wroxham to County School opened in 1880, with a station at Coltishall. This was a branch line, joined at County School to the Great Eastern Railway's service from Dereham to Wells-next-the-Sea. The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[1] Passenger services were ended in 1952 by the Eastern Region of British Railways, and Coltishall station closed. The original station buildings are now privately owned and operated as bed and breakfast accommodation.[2]

Bure Valley Railway
A locomotive waits at Coltishall station for a train in the opposite direction. The original station buildings are visible in the distance.

The line from Wroxham to Aylsham was reopened in 1990 as a narrow gauge railway. The station at Coltishall was reopened as part of this development.[3] The station is a request stop, although many trains are obliged to stop here as it is also a passing place on the single-track railway. There are two platforms. The station is located near to the village of Coltishall, although some distance from its main tourist destinations, the former RAF Coltishall airbase, and the staithe.[4]

Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Buxton   Bure Valley Railway   Wroxham
Disused railways
Buxton Lamas
Line and station closed		   Great Eastern   Hoveton & Wroxham
Line closed, station open

References
  1. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  2. See Go See Norfolk Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine reference.
  3. Referenced at BVR Archived 2015-07-20 at the Wayback Machine official website.
  4. See reference at Tour Norfolk.
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