Sidestrand Halt railway station
| Sidestrand Halt | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Sidestrand |
| Area | North Norfolk |
| Grid reference | TG257396 |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping |
Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 22 May 1936 | Opened |
| 7 April 1953 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Sidestrand Halt was a railway station on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway which briefly served the Norfolk coastal village of Sidestrand from 1936 to 1953.
History
Much like its counterpart at Cromer Links Halt, Sidestrand consisted of a simple wooden platform capable of accommodating one coach. Hidden away at the end of a public footpath, the station did not have any ticket-issuing facilities, and these could only be purchased on the trains. The halt had been opened in an attempt to increase revenues on the line by further exploiting the tourist potential of "Poppyland", but in the event it only lasted seventeen years and closed along with the section of the line between Cromer and Mundesley in 1953.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overstrand | Norfolk and Suffolk Cromer Line |
Trimingham | ||
References
- Adderson, R.; Kenworthy, G. (2007). Branch Lines around Cromer. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. pp. Plate 75. ISBN 978-1-901706-26-0.
- 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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
Coordinates: 52°54′24″N 1°21′22″E / 52.9067°N 1.3562°E