Denver (Great Eastern) railway station

Denver
Denver
	265px Site of the station in 1991
Location
Place	Denver
Area	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Grid reference	TF597008
Operations
Original company	East Anglian Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
25 October 1847	Opened
1 February 1870	Closed
1 July 1885	Re-opened
22 September 1930	Closed
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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Denver railway station was a station in Denver, Norfolk on the Great Eastern Railway route between King's Lynn and Cambridge, commonly known as the Fen Line. It was also the beginning of a small branch to Stoke Ferry.

History

The Lynn and Ely Railway (L&ER) had opened between King's Lynn and Downham on 27 October 1846.^[1] On 25 October 1847, the line was extended to Ely; but in the meantime, on 22 July 1847, the L&ER had amalgamated with the Lynn and Dereham Railway and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway to form the East Anglian Railway.^[2] The station was opened with the line to Ely.^[3] It closed on 1 February 1870, re-opened on 1 July 1885, and finally closed on 22 September 1930.^[3]

Preceding station	Historical railways		Following station
Ouse Bridge Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway Fen Line	Downham Line and station open
	Disused railways
Ryston Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway Stoke Ferry Branch	Downham Line and station open

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