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Middleton is the second village on the A47 road to Norwich, after North Runcton, and lies approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of King's Lynn. The A47, the main road of Norfolk, effectively divides the village in two, and has long been a site of road traffic accidents. Fair Green and Blackborough End are also areas of Middleton. Fair Green is on ...
King's Lynn; The signalling system is Track circuit block with multiple aspect colour light signals- with the exception of: one semaphore signal at King's Lynn [6] which controls entry to the One Train In Section freight-only line from King's Lynn to Middleton Towers; two semaphore shunt signals at Downham Market station
The Lynn and Dereham Railway was a standard gauge 26 + 1 ⁄ 2-mile (42.6 km) single track railway running between King's Lynn and Dereham in the English county of Norfolk.The Lynn to Dereham line opened in 1846 and closed in 1968, although the section between Middleton Towers and King's Lynn remains open to freight.
After a large housing development was completed in Leziate in 1990, the line between Middleton Towers and King's Lynn was considered for restoration as a passenger route. With the electrification of the main line between Cambridge and King's Lynn the provision of rolling stock was a major issue. [5]
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.
At 8 miles 17 chains (13.22 km) from King's Lynn, Dersingham marked the halfway point of the Hunstanton line. It was situated in possibly the most attractive section of the route, where the line ran through extensive woodlands, between pine trees and rhododendrons , with the sea visible on the left.
As of June 2021, the Excel route itself operates between Peterborough, King's Lynn and Norwich, with variations A, B, C and D providing different levels of service to intermediate villages. In the year up to April 2009, the route saw a 15% increase in passenger numbers compared to the previous year. [ 1 ]
It was built by the Lynn and Fakenham Railway Company in 1882 and taken over by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) in 1893, to serve the small hamlet of Lenwade. [1] Despite the settlement's size, the railway provided a direct service to Norwich and King's Lynn. It closed to passengers in 1959, but remained open to goods ...