Place Swainsthorpe March 1850 Opened | Grid reference TG217011 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Area District of South Norfolk Pre-grouping Eastern Union Railway
Great Eastern Railway Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways Similar Starston railway station, Narborough and Pentney r, Docking railway station, Ditchingham railway station, Cawston railway station | ||
Swainsthorpe was a railway station in Swainsthorpe, England, around five miles south of Norwich. It was opened in 1850 when the Great Eastern Railway constructed the line between London and Norwich. It was the first station south of the terminus at Norwich Victoria. It was well served, in 1889 there were eight trains each way on weekdays. Journey time into Norwich was approximately nine minutes.
Swainsthorpe closed in 1954 as the relatively small population of Swainsthorpe meant it was considered a surplus to requirements. Today trains run straight through from Norwich to Diss.
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