Melton Constable | |
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General information | |
Location | Melton Constable, North Norfolk England |
Grid reference | TG042330 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lynn and Fakenham Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
19 January 1882 | Opened |
December 1936 | Closure of Melton works |
6 April 1964 | Closed to passengers[1] |
28 December 1964 | Closed to freight[2] |
Melton Constable was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Railway which served the North Norfolk village of Melton Constable from 1882 to 1964.[3] Notwithstanding its rural location, the station became an important railway centre with lines converging from all directions providing connections to key East Anglian towns such as King's Lynn, Norwich, Cromer, Fakenham, Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Although long since demolished, there is a possibility that the station may yet be resurrected as part of the proposed Norfolk Orbital Railway.