St Germain's railway station

Former railway station in Norfolk, England

St Germain's
Level crossing very close to the site of St Germain's station.
General information
Location	Wiggenhall St. Germans, Norfolk England
Grid reference	TF616138
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lynn and Ely Railway^[1]
Key dates
27 Oct 1846	Opened^[1]
Oct 1850	Closed

St. Germain's railway station was located on the line between Kings Lynn and Watlington.^[2] It served the parish of Wiggenhall St. Germans, and closed in 1850.

History

The Bill for the Lynn and Ely Railway (L&ER) received the Royal Assent on 30 June 1845. Work started on the line in 1846. The first section of the L&ER opened on 27 October 1846 between Lynn and Downham,^[3] and included a station at St Germain's.^[1] St Germain's station opened with the line and was situated between Watlington station and King's Lynn. It did not last long, being closed in October 1850,^[1] by which time the L&ER had amalgamated with other railways to form the East Anglian Railway.^[3]

Routes

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Watlington Line and station open		East Anglian Railway Lynn and Ely Railway		Lynn Line and station open

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
^ Dewick, Tony (2002). Complete Atlas of Railway Station Names. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2798-6.
^ ^a ^b Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. pp. 33, 214.

Disused railway stations of Norfolk

Great Eastern
Railway

Great Eastern Main Line	Norwich Victoria Trowse Swainsthorpe Flordon Forncett Tivetshall Burston
Breckland line	Spinks Lane Roudham Junction Hethersett
Fen line & environs	Denver Emneth Hilgay Holme Magdalen Gate Middle Drove Ouse Bridge Smeeth Road St Germain's Stow Bardolph Walsoken
Downham and Stoke Ferry Railway	Abbey and West Dereham Ryston Stoke Ferry
King's Lynn to Dereham	Middleton Towers East Winch Bilney Narborough & Pentney Swaffham Sporle Dunham Fransham Wendling Scarning
King's Lynn to Hunstanton	North Wootton Wolferton Dersingham Snettisham Heacham Hunstanton
Heacham to Wells	Sedgeford Docking Stanhoe Burnham Market Holkham Wells
Waveney Valley line	Pulham Market Pulham St Mary Starston Harleston Redenhall Wortwell Homersfield Earsham Ditchingham Ellingham Geldeston
Wymondham to Wroxham Line	Hardingham North Elmham County School Foulsham Reepham Cawston
Other lines	Aldeby Belton & Burgh Holme Hale Ashwellthorpe Fakenham East Haddiscoe Haddiscoe High Level Roudham Junction Ryburgh Stow Bedon St Olaves Thetford Bridge Walsingham Watton Whitlingham Wighton Halt Wretham & Hockham

Midland and
Great Northern

Norwich to Cromer Branch	Norwich City Hellesdon Drayton Attlebridge Lenwade Whitwell & Reepham Guestwick Hindolvestone Melton Constable Holt
Walpole to Melton Constable	Walpole Terrington Clenchwarton South Lynn Gayton Road Grimston Road Hillington Massingham East Rudham Raynham Park Fakenham West Thursford
Melton Constable to Great Yarmouth Branch	Corpusty and Saxthorpe Bluestone Aylsham North Felmingham North Walsham Town Honing Stalham Sutton Staithe Halt Catfield Potter Heigham Potter Heigham Bridge Halt Martham Hemsby Little Ormesby Halt Great Ormesby Scratby Halt California Halt Caister Camp Halt Caister-on-Sea Newtown Halt Yarmouth Beach

Norfolk and
Suffolk

Cromer to North Walsham	Cromer Links Halt Overstrand Sidestrand Halt Trimingham Mundesley-on-Sea Paston & Knapton
Great Yarmouth to Hopton	Yarmouth South Town Gorleston North Gorleston Gorleston Links Hopton