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Middle Drove railway station

Coordinates: 52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885
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Middle Drove
Former station building in 2001.
General information
LocationMarshland St James, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°39′50″N 0°17′19″E / 52.6638°N 0.2885°E / 52.6638; 0.2885
Grid referenceTF547098
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Anglian Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 March 1848Opened
9 September 1968Closed[1]

Middle Drove was a railway station which served the nearby village of Tilney Fen End (situated 1 mile to the north northeast) near Downham Market in Norfolk, England. The station was opened in 1848 as an extension of the East Anglian Railway's line from Magdalen Road station (now known as Watlington) to Wisbech East. The station's location, like that of the neighbouring Smeeth Road station, was fairly rural and the line eventually closed in 1968. Middle Drove's station building survived closure, and has since been converted into a private residence.

In October 2022, demolition work was carried out to remove the platform, waiting room and station canopy. The station house remains, but an application for planning permission has been submitted for its demolition and replacement.

In May 2024, the station house was demolished and a new property is now being built on the site.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Smeeth Road   British Rail
Eastern Region

Wisbech Line
  Magdalen Gate

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 159.