Weybourne railway station

52°55′58″N 1°09′00″E / 52.9328°N 1.1499°E / 52.9328; 1.1499Grid referenceTG117419Operated byNorth Norfolk Railway plcPlatforms2HistoryOriginal companyMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayPre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayPost-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British RailwaysKey dates1 July 1901Opened6 April 1964^[1]Closed13 July 1975^[2]Reopened as a heritage station

Weybourne railway station is an intermediate stop on the preserved North Norfolk Railway in Weybourne, Norfolk, England. It was formerly part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route between Melton Constable and Cromer. Regarded as an iconic Edwardian masterpiece, the station is open whenever trains are in operation and holds various themed events throughout the year.

History

v t e Midland & Great Northern Cromer Branch
Legend
Cromer Beach To Norwich West Runton Sheringham Weybourne Holt (North Norfolk Railway) Holt Melton Constable

When the Eastern and Midlands Railway extended the line from Holt to Cromer Beach in 1887, there was no station at Weybourne. It wasn’t until the Poppyland tourist boom of the late 1890s that the Midlands & Great Northern Railway (M&GN) decided that they would attempt to develop Weybourne as a holiday resort.

The station was built in 1900 to serve the imposing Weybourne Springs Hotel (now demolished) which was also built around this time; it opened to passengers on 1 July 1901. Weybourne station was built by local craftsmen in a grand late Victorian style and it was arguably one of the grandest stations on the M&GN.^[3] The line was closed by British Railways in April 1964. It was reopened as part of the heritage North Norfolk Railway in July 1975.

Location and facilities

The station is located on Station Road, over a mile south-south-east from the centre of Weybourne and is closer to Weybourne Heath.

Weybourne’s former parcel’s office houses a small souvenir shop and buffet which is usually open from 9:30–16:30. A railway bookshop in the old stationmaster’s office sells new and second-hand books between 9:30-15:30 on most days. An accessible toilet and baby changing facilities are in the former lamp room at the Holt end of the building.^[3]

Service

The heritage railway is open on most days between April and October, with some additional events over the winter period such as the Santa Specials. The timetable varies throughout the year, with eight services in each direction on the green summer off-peak and up to twelve in the maroon summer peak.^[4]

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Sheringham		North Norfolk Railway		Kelling Heath Halt
	Disused railways
Sheringham Line and station open		Midland and Great Northern Cromer Branch		Holt Line and station closed
	Future services
Sheringham Line and station open		Norfolk Orbital Railway North Norfolk Railway		Holt Line and station closed

Media appearances

Weybourne railway station (as well as the NNR itself) has been used for filming and on-screen TV appearances, including:^[3]

• Walmington-on-Sea railway station in the Dad's Army episode "The Royal Train"
• Thruxton in "A Warning to the Curious" in the BBC's 1972 A Ghost Story for Christmas offering
• Crimpton-on-Sea railway station in the BBC TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi!
• Clayfield railway station in the opening episode of Backs to the Land
• The 1985 adaptation of The Moving Finger.

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