Sheringham station, North Norfolk Railway, looking towards Weybourne and Holt, on the afternoon of Tuesday, 25th June 2019. Opened in 1887, it closed to BR passengers in 1967 when trains from Norwich thenceforth served a new single platform halt on the opposite side of the level crossing which was abolished (restored in 2010). The station reopened to passengers as the main terminus of the North Norfolk Railway, a.k.a. The Poppy Line, to Weybourne in 1975. The glass canopy and the surviving building on the main arrival and departure platform are its chief feature; there was originally a similar platform and canopy on the opposite platform until demolished by BR. The NNR hopes to rebuild this at some stage in the future, using some original MGNJR cast iron columns and spandrels recovered from the former MGNJR terminus at Yarmouth Beach which was sadly finally demolished in 1986 after serving as a bus station for many years following the closure of the MGN main line in 1959. The 2010 restoration of the level crossing allows some NNR trains to run on from Sheringham over National Rail metals to Cromer from time to time as well as being able to welcome occasional excursion trains from further afield.

Location: Sheringham (North Norfolk)

Original line: Cromer Branch (Eastern and Midlands Railway)

Photographer: David Bosher

Contact photographer: David Bosher

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Photosets: North Norfolk Railway 25th June 2019  English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023  

Date: 25/06/2019

Image number: 69501

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