Place Belton with Browston 1 June 1859 Opened (Belton) | Grid reference TG478027 Platforms in use 2 | |
Area Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Pre-grouping Eastern Counties Railway
Great Eastern Railway Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways Similar Spinks Lane railway st, Abbey and West Dereham, Holme Hale railway st, Smeeth Road railway st, Docking railway station | ||
Belton & Burgh was a station in the Norfolk village of Belton on the outskirts of Great Yarmouth but also served the village of Burgh Castle about 3.5 km away. It once saw trains on the main line from Yarmouth South Town to London, but was closed in 1959 as part of a major re-evaluation of the British Railways network. It was on a connecting branch between Great Yarmouth and Beccles.
The site of the station can still be located. It is now a modern house where Station Road South meets Station Road North. A notable bump in the road signifies where the track once crossed. The station was on the left, travelling north to south, with the house having a "Platform 3" sign hanging by the driveway. On the right, an access road to a camp site is on the old track bed going off towards St. Olaves.