Gorleston-on-Sea railway station

Gorleston-on-Sea railway station was a station in Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk. It was on the line between Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft which closed in 1970.^[2] The station was demolished after closure and the site is now occupied by the A47 road.

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Gorleston North		Norfolk and Suffolk Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line 1903-1970		Gorleston Links

Gorleston-on-Sea
General information
Location	Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TG525034
Platforms	2 (reduced to 1 in the 1960s)
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway British Railways
Key dates
13 July 1903	Opened
3 July 1967	Closed to freight
4 May 1970	Closed to passengers[1]

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 107.
2. Gorleston-on-Sea Railway Station

External links

• Webpage including a picture of the station in 1975^{[permanent dead link]}
• Webpage including old map with Gorleston North and Gorleston on Sea stations
• Gorleston on Sea station in late 1960s when one track had been removed.^{[permanent dead link]}
• Gorleston on Sea station at BerneyArms website.

52.5699°N 1.7251°E / 52.5699; 1.7251