Norchard railway station

Norchard is a railway station on the Dean Forest Railway, near Lydney in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.

Norchard
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Norchard, Forest of Dean England
Coordinates	51.73625°N 2.53939°W / 51.73625; -2.53939
Grid reference	SO628043
Operated by	Dean Forest Railway
Platforms	3
History
Original company	Dean Forest Railway
Key dates
1991	opened

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Parkend

Station master's office - Low Level Platform 1

Norchard is the main station of the Dean Forest Railway. Complete with sidings and a shed, it is the engineering base of the railway. Also to be found at this station are the museum, gift shop, cafe, toilets, main ticket office, and a large free car park. Around Norchard there are many footpaths providing access to the forest, many with views of the trains.

Access between the ticket office and the platforms is via a level crossing. The station has three platforms, two at the Low Level station, plus one at the high level. Platform 2 has the purpose-built cafe^[1] and the 9681 shop which is in a coach. Norchard High Level has just one platform (Platform 3), but it serves trains from both Lydney Junction and Parkend, making it the main platform.

Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
	Heritage railways
	Norchard High Level
Lydney Town		Dean Forest Railway		Whitecroft
	Norchard Low Level
Lydney Town		Dean Forest Railway		Terminus

See also

• Dean Forest Railway

References

1. "Dean forest Railway, the Friendly forest line!". www.deanforestrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2016.