Barnham railway station (Suffolk)
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| Place | Barnham |
| Area | St Edmundsbury |
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| Original company | Thetford and Watton Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
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| 1 March 1876 | Station opened |
| 8 June 1953 | Station closed |
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| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Barnham railway station is a former station in Barnham, Suffolk on a now closed line between Thetford and Bury St Edmunds. It was located close to the Norfolk border. It should not be confused with Barnham railway station a still-active station in West Sussex.
The railway line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford was proposed by the Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Railway (B&TR) and authorised on 5 July 1865; but the company had problems in raising the necessary money. After assistance was given by the Thetford and Watton Railway (T&WR), the plan was modified, and instead of running to the main station at Thetford, a curve was built so that T&WR trains from Swaffham could run directly to the Bury St Edmunds line without reversing at Thetford. The B&TR line between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford Bridge was opened on 1 March 1876. The B&TR was purchased by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1878.
Trains on the B&TR were operated by the T&WR until 1879, when operation was taken over by the GER; after this, trains from Bury began to run to Thetford; the east to south curve at Thetford Bridge was not used after 1880. Thetford Bridge was then the last station before Thetford.
Coordinates: 52°22′46″N 0°44′01″E / 52.3795°N 0.7336°E
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