Fakenham West railway station

Fakenham West
Location
Place	Fakenham
Area	North Norfolk, Norfolk
Grid reference	TF916292
Operations
Pre-grouping	Lynn and Fakenham Railway Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
16 August 1880	Opened (Fakenham Town)
By 1910	Renamed (Fakenham)
27 September 1948	Renamed (Fakenham West)
2 March 1959	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Fakenham West railway station was a station in Norfolk. It was built as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line that meandered across Norfolk from King's Lynn to a number of coastal destinations.^[1] It was closed in 1959.

The town once served by two stations on separate lines. Fakenham East railway station was on the Great Eastern route between Wells-on-Sea and Wymondham.^[2] Currently there are no rail links to Fakenham, this might change in the future with the proposed extension of the Mid-Norfolk Railway and the Norfolk Orbital Railway, the latter of which would use the proposed new-build MNR station close to the site of Fakenham West. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Raynham Park Line and station closed		Midland and Great Northern		Thursford Line and station closed
	Proposed Heritage railways
Terminus		Mid-Norfolk Railway		Ryburgh Line and station closed
	Future services
Thursford Line and station closed		Norfolk Orbital Railway		Ryburgh Line and station closed

See also

• Fakenham East railway station
• List of closed railway stations in Norfolk

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.18
2. fakenham west and fakenham east pictures from trains photos on webshots
3. Norfolk Orbital Railway website

Coordinates: 52°49′36″N 0°50′37″E / 52.8268°N 0.8437°E