Ouse Bridge railway station

Ouse Bridge railway station was a railway station in Norfolk, England.

Ouse Bridge
General information
LocationFordham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Coordinates52.5629°N 0.3480°E / 52.5629; 0.3480
Grid referenceTL592985
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEast Anglian Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Key dates
25 October 1847 (1847-10-25)Opened as Ouze Bridge
April 1854Renamed Ouse Bridge
1 January 1864Closed

History

The Lynn and Ely Railway (L&ER) had opened between King's Lynn and Downham on 27 October 1846.[1] On 25 October 1847, the line was extended to Ely; but in the meantime, on 22 July 1847, the L&ER had amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway to form the East Anglian Railway.[2] The station was opened with the line to Ely, and was originally named Ouze Bridge.[3] It was approximately halfway between Denver and Hilgay Fen, which opened at the same time.

The station was renamed Ouse Bridge in April 1854, and closed on 1 January 1864.[3]

Route
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hilgay
Line open, station closed		   Great Eastern Railway
Fen Line		   Denver
Line open, station closed

Notes
  1. Allen 1956, pp. 33, 214.
  2. Allen 1956, p. 33.
  3. Butt 1995, p. 179.

References
  • Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.


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