Weybourne railway station is a station in Weybourne, Norfolk on the preserved North Norfolk Railway. It was formerly part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway route between Melton Constable and Cromer. It is part of the proposed Norfolk Orbital Railway route, which could see National Rail trains running from Sheringham to Wymondham.[1]

Weybourne
Station on heritage railway
Weybourne railway station
General information
Location	Weybourne, North Norfolk, Norfolk England
Coordinates	52.9328°N 1.1499°E / 52.9328; 1.1499
Grid reference	TG117419
Operated by	North Norfolk Railway
Platforms	2
History
Original company	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 July 1901	Opened
6 April 1964	Closed to passengers
13 July 1975	Reopened as a heritage station

v t e Midland & Great Northern Cromer Branch
Legend
Cromer Beach To Norwich West Runton Sheringham Weybourne Holt (North Norfolk Railway) Holt Melton Constable

The station itself is located over a mile from the centre of the Norfolk village of Weybourne and is closer to Weybourne Heath. It was not originally intended to be the site of a station and opened in 1901 (later than most of the line) at the behest of a local hotel owner.^{[page needed]}

Appearances on television, film and media

From time to time, Weybourne railway station (as well as the NNR itself) is used for filming and on-screen TV appearances. Most notably this was as Walmington-on-Sea railway station in the Dad's Army episode "The Royal Train", as Crimpton-on-Sea railway station in the BBC TV sitcom Hi-De-Hi!, as Clayfield railway station in the opening episode of Backs to the Land and the 1985 adaptation of The Moving Finger.

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Sheringham		North Norfolk Railway		Kelling Heath Halt
	Disused railways
Sheringham Line and station open		Midland and Great Northern Cromer Branch		Holt Line and station closed
	Future services
Sheringham Line and station open		Norfolk Orbital Railway North Norfolk Railway		Holt Line and station closed

References

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