Denver railway station (originally opened as Denver Road Gate) was a station in

Denver, Norfolk Denver is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Great Ouse, approximately 1 mile (2 km) south of the small town of Downham Market, 14 miles (22 km) south of the larger town ...

on the Great Eastern Railway route between King's Lynn and

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, commonly known as the Fen Line. It was also the beginning of a small branch to Stoke Ferry.

History

The

Lynn and Ely Railway King's Lynn railway station is the northern terminus of the Fen line in the east of England, serving the town of King's Lynn, Norfolk. It is from and measured from London Liverpool Street. The station and most trains calling are operated b ...

(L&ER) had opened between and

Downham Downham is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It borders the London Borough of Bromley, and is located north of Bromley and south of Catford. Downham was named in honour of Lord Downham, who was ...

on 27 October 1846. Two months later, on New Years Day 1847, the Lynn & Ely Railway was extended to Denver Road Gate Station. On 25 October 1847, the line was extended to ; but in the meantime, on 22 July 1847, the L&ER had amalgamated with the

Lynn and Dereham Railway The Lynn and Dereham Railway was a standard gauge 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 ...

and the

Ely and Huntingdon Railway Ely or ELY may refer to: Places Ireland * Éile, a medieval kingdom commonly anglicised Ely * Ely Place, Dublin, a street United Kingdom * Ely, Cambridgeshire, a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, England ** Ely Cathedral ** Ely Rural District, a ...

to form the

East Anglian Railway East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

. The station was opened with the line to Ely. It closed on 1 February 1870, re-opened on 1 July 1885, and finally closed on 22 September 1930.

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Former Great Eastern Railway stations Disused railway stations in Norfolk Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1870 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930 1847 establishments in England {{EastEngland-railstation-stub