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Station Road, HARLESTON, IP20 9ES

The largest station on the line with a large goods shed, footbridge and a wealth of industry surrounding it. The level crossing was to the left. The station opened in the early 1860s, the line east closed in 1960 and the station became a terminus. Total railway activity ceased in April 1966. It is now occupied by local builders Blackburn.

Road No.C363

The former goods shed at Harleston, the station site is now home to Blackburn Construction, the station was the only one of the former Waveney Valley Railway to have a footbridge.

Near the former Harleston Railway Station Road No.C363

The station on the right with the malthouse and the corn mill on the left of the picture, where houses on what is now Millers Green have been built. West of the crossing was a siding of over 300 yards which ran as far as the bridge number TIB 1177, on the B1134 (The Street).

Standing where the level crossing was once located west of the station. More about the station here Image The goods yard was north of the station. The different colour brickwork is an extension built on the platform.

The back has been extended out onto the platform (some remains), it is now the offices of this expanding builders firm.

The old station, now a listed building, has survived remarkably well considering that passenger trains ceased running in 1953 and the last goods train ran in 1966. The station building and the yard behind are now used by a firm of builders.

On Station Road Now the offices of Blackburn Builders

Harleston Station was the largest station on the line, if Tivetshall and Beccles are discounted. It was 6¼ miles down line from Tivetshall and about 14 miles from Beccles. Everything except the station building has been demolished, cleared or built over. The owners of the building are a company called Zero Retain so it isn't surprising. The station was approached from an embankment and a girder bridge, diagonally spanning Redenhall Road The Tivetshall to Harleston was the first stage to be completed and trains began running on 1st December 1855, with stations at Pulham Market Pulham St Mary and Starston. Work was already underway to extend the line to Bungay and finally to Beccles. The station was well equipped with a 70 Yard long platform, Goods shed with various sidings with a total length of 3500 feet serving a coal yard, maltings, cattle pens, the corn mill and five private sidings. The station signal box which stood at the eastern end of the Up platform. After a Down platform was installed a covered passenger footbridge, the only one on the line was also added.