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Traveller spots remnant of lost Norfolk railway station

Original: I was intrigued by this as I sped towards King`s Lynn on Friday. Research tells me that I was at Runcton Holme, about fi

A traveller passing through Runcton Holme in Norfolk, about five miles beyond Downham Market, noticed something intriguing along the way to King's Lynn and looked into its history. Research revealed the area once had its own railway station, which opened as Holme Gate between 1847 and 1853 and was later known simply as Holme before disappearing from the network.

Why now: The discovery that an ordinary stretch of Norfolk countryside once had its own Victorian railway station appeals to local history enthusiasts.

Runcton HolmeKing's LynnDownham MarketHolme Gate railway stationNorfolk

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• I was intrigued by this as I sped towards King`s Lynn on Friday. Research tells me that I was at Runcton Holme, about five miles past Downham Market, and at one time, between 1847 and 1853, there was actually a station in the area, known as Holme Gate, and then just as Holme.… · Free2BMe@mastodon.world · 4

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