Weybourne
Station on heritage railway
Weybourne railway station
General information
LocationWeybourne, North Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°55′58″N 1°09′00″E / 52.9328°N 1.1499°E / 52.9328; 1.1499
Grid referenceTG117419
Operated byNorth Norfolk Railway PLC
Platforms2
History
Original companyMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 July 1901Opened
6 April 1964[1]Closed
13 July 1975[2]Reopened as a heritage station
Midland & Great Northern
Cromer Branch
Legend
 Cromer Beach
To Norwich
West Runton
Sheringham
Weybourne
Holt (North Norfolk Railway)
Holt
Melton Constable

Weybourne railway station is a station in Weybourne, Norfolk, on the preserved North Norfolk Railway. Sometimes referred to as “Webbun”,[citation needed] 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.

The station itself is located over a mile from the centre of Weybourne and is closer to Weybourne Heath. It was not originally intended to be the site of a station and opened in 1901, later than most of the line, at the behest of a local hotel owner.[3]

Appearances on television, film and media

Weybourne railway station (as well as the NNR itself) has been used for filming and on-screen TV appearances, including Walmington-on-Sea railway station in the Dad's Army episode "The Royal Train", as Thruxton in "A Warning to the Curious" in the BBC's 1972 "A Ghost Story for Christmas" offering, as Crimpton-on-Sea railway station in the BBC TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, as Clayfield railway station in the opening episode of Backs to the Land and the 1985 adaptation of The Moving Finger.[3]

Preceding station Heritage Railways  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

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 452. 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. 247. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  3. ^ a b "Weybourne Station – North Norfolk Railway". North Norfolk Railway. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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