South Lynn railway station
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LNER Class B12/3 No. 61530 at South Lynn in 1954.
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| Location | |
| Place | West Lynn |
| Area | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Grid reference | TF617180 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Eastern & Midlands Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 January 1886 | Opened |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed to passengers |
| 2 May 1966 | Closed as a coal depot |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| 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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South Lynn railway station was a station located in King's Lynn, Norfolk, on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.
The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points. It was opened between King's Lynn and Sutton Bridge in November 1864; passenger trains began on 1 March 1866. The first station after King's Lynn was West Lynn, which was located at the western end of the bridge over the Great Ouse; that station was closed on 1 July 1886. The station at South Lynn was opened on 1 January 1886 along with other improvements in the area.
South Lynn station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959. It was located at the southern end of King's Lynn, and saw far less traffic than King's Lynn railway station.
Coordinates: 52°44′09″N 0°23′36″E / 52.7357°N 0.3934°E
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