The Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway was authorised on 6 August 1861, to build a line between those points.[2] 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;[3] that station was closed on 1 July 1886.[4] The station at South Lynn was opened on 1 January 1886 along with other improvements in the area.[5]
South Lynn station was closed to passengers on 2 March 1959.[6][7] It was located at the southern end of King's Lynn, and saw far less traffic than King's Lynn railway station.
Routes
The former railway bridge over the River Great Ouse in 1888. The current A47 road bridge replaced the railway bridge post-closure.A disused railway bridge over the River Nar at South Lynn, pictured in 2006, abandoned and overgrown.
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External links
Media related to South Lynn railway station at Wikimedia Commons
The railway bridges of South Lynn, among other remnants, exploring some of the still-extant structures around the former site of South Lynn railway station.
Media related to South Lynn railway station at Wikimedia Commons