Wretham and Hockham railway station

Former railway station in England

An old postcard of the station

Wretham and Hockham railway station was a station in Norfolk serving the villages of Wretham and Hockham. It was on the Great Eastern Railway branch line between Swaffham and Thetford. The station was opened for goods traffic on 28 January 1869 and for passengers on 18 October 1869. It closed in 1964.[1][2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stow Bedon
Line and station closed
  Great Eastern Railway
Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)
  Roudham Junction
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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. 256. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

52°28′56″N 0°50′14″E / 52.4822°N 0.8371°E / 52.4822; 0.8371

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