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Ouse Bridge railway station

Coordinates: 52°33′46″N 0°20′53″E / 52.5629°N 0.3480°E / 52.5629; 0.3480
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Ouse Bridge
General information
LocationFordham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°33′46″N 0°20′53″E / 52.5629°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

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

History

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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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Allen 1956, pp. 33, 214.
  2. ^ Allen 1956, p. 33.
  3. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 179.

References

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  • 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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