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Subramania Bharati

Aylsham North
The sign of the former station is now affixed to the fence of the house opposite the road
General information
LocationAylsham, Broadland
England
Grid referenceTG199278
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEastern & Midlands Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
5 April 1883Opened as Aylsham Town
c.1902Renamed Aylsham
27 September 1948Renamed Aylsham North
2 March 1959Closed

Aylsham North (originally Aylsham Town and later known as Aylsham) was one of two railway stations in Aylsham, Norfolk, England; the other was Aylsham South. It was a stop on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from the Midlands to the Norfolk coast. It was closed in 1959, along with the rest of the line.

History

Opened by the Eastern and Midlands Railway, Aylsham North became a Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway station. During the Grouping of 1923, it converted to a joint operation of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway, with the latter taking sole operation in 1936.

The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948 and was closed by the British Transport Commission, along with the rest of the line, in 1959.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bluestone   Midland and Great Northern
Yarmouth Line
  Felmingham

The site today

The station was demolished following its closure and is now a car park for the Weavers' Way; this footpath follows the old trackbed to Yarmouth.[1]

The only remaining structure in the yard is the goods depot, which is visible from the road.

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52°48′10″N 1°15′39″E / 52.80290°N 1.26079°E / 52.80290; 1.26079