Drayton railway station

Drayton
Location
Place	Drayton
Area	Norfolk
Operations
Original company	Lynn and Fakenham Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
2 Dec 1882	Opened as Costessey and Drayton[1]
1 Feb 1883	Renamed Drayton
before 1903	Renamed Drayton for Costessey
2 Mar 1959	Closed
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Drayton railway station is a former station in Norfolk, England. Constructed by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway in the 1880s, on the line between Melton Constable and Norwich, it was closed to passengers in 1959. It served the settlement of Drayton now on the outskirts of Norwich. The site is now home to a industrial site, Many of the buildings follow the old footings of the platform and other buildings. Many of the railway bridges in this area have been filled in or removed. The footings for the bridge entering Drayton from the norwich side is now a house. ^[2] Its former site is now on Marriott's Way.^[3]

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hellesdon		Midland and Great Northern Norwich Branch		Attlebridge

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. 
2. ^ http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/article/ncc037183.pdf
3. ^ Cycle Ride Three

External links

• Drayton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Coordinates: 52°40′30″N 1°13′13″E / 52.67493°N 1.22041°E / 52.67493; 1.22041