Hopton-on-Sea railway station

Hopton-on-Sea was a railway station serving the village of Hopton-on-Sea, in Norfolk, England. It was a stop on the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line between Yarmouth Beach and Lowestoft.^[1] It opened in 1903 and closed in 1970.

Hopton-on-Sea
General information
Location	Hopton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TG526000
Platforms	2 (1 from mid-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 as Hopton
18 July 1932	Renamed as Hopton-on-Sea
13 July 1964	Closed to freight
4 May 1970	Closed to passengers

History

The station opened as Hopton on 13 July 1903 and was renamed to Hopton-on-Sea on 18 July 1932.^[2]

From 1935 to 1939, and possibly for some of 1934, Hopton had a static LNER camping coach in a siding; it was used as accommodation for holidaymakers.^[3] A coach was also positioned here by Eastern Region of British Railways from 1952 to 1954, and two coaches until the end of the 1960 season. These were replaced in 1961 by two Pullman camping coaches, until all camping coaches in the region were withdrawn at the end of the 1965 season.^[4]

In the 1960s, the station was destaffed and the line was reduced from double track to single track. It was closed on 4 May 1970, along with the rest of the line.^[2][5]

After closure, the station was demolished; the embankments and infrastructure were removed and the site was redeveloped with housing.

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

The site today

There are few traces of the railway's existence; only the former stationmaster's house remains, which is now a private residence named Station House. The road that served the station is still called Station Road.^[6]

References

1. 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. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
2. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 245. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
3. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
4. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 50. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
5. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
6. "Reminders of Hopton on Sea railway station". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

External links

• Hopton station on 1946 O.S. map

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