Station Name: EAST WINCH
 East Winch station seen in September 1968, a few days before closure seen from a DMU departing for Kings Lynn. The last trains ran on 7 September after which the line closed completely. There was a notice on the station house door that may have been the official closure notice
Photo from John Mann collection  A few minutes after the previous photo was taken the dmu has just passed the points at the end of the single line and is passing the siote of the East Winch goods yard. The line on the left is a siding. The yard closed in 1964 and the road on the left leads to two recently built sheds alongside the line.
Photo from John Mann collection 
A DMU has just crossing onto the up line and is approaching East Winch station in September 1968, a few days befoore closure of the Kings Lynn to Dereham line.
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from John Mann collection
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East Winch station looking north-west towards Kings Lynn c1970 a few months after the track was liftend. All the station buildings remain in good condition at this time.
Photo by John Clark 6e.jpg) Looking east from the signal box towards East Winch c1970, shortly after the track was lifted. A Mk 1 Ford Cortiuna estate stands at the platform. A couple of comfy chairs have been placed on the platform for passengers to wait for the train that is never going to mcome!
Photo by John Clark 
The scene at East Winch on 23 October 1976, 8 years after closure, looking west towards King’s Lynn The track-bed is in use as a farm road and the buildings remain in good order
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by Alan Young
East Winch signal box as it was on 23 October 1976, vandalised but recognisable.
Photo by Alan Young 8a.jpg)
Looking across the former level crossing towards East Winch station in June 1979. A farm road now runs along the track bed. The waiting shelter onh the down platform has been demolished and the platform either demolished or more likely covered over.
Photo by David Burrows from his Flickr photostream 8b.jpg) Inside the East Winch signal box in June 1979. In LNER days the box had a Saxby & Farmer 29 lever frame. The frame and all signalling equipment has been removed leaving only a stove and a desk.
Photo by David Burrows from his Flickr photostream 8c.jpg)
The main station building, waiting room and gents' toilet seen from East Winch signal box in June 1979. The window in the side of the station building has clearly been altered at some time. It looks the same in all pictures reproduced here but may have originally been a bay window which woukd have alloweed the station master to look both ways along the line. Such a bay window is still seen
at Middleton Towers. Photo by David Burrows from his Flickr photostream 8d.jpg)
Looking south-east across the former level crossing at East Winch station in June 1979.
Photo by David Burrows from his Flickr photostream 8e.jpg)
The main station buildings on the up platform at East Winch station in July 1982. The buiulkding on the east end of the range is the gent's toilet.
8f.jpg) Looking north-west at East Winch station in July 1982. The goods yhard was on the far side of the crossing beyond the signal box. The purpose of the building on the building on the right is not known. It originally stood on the platform but the platform was shortened in later years.
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Having exchanged single line tokens a DMU is ready to depart from East Winch station towards Kings Lynn in September 1968, a few days before closure of the line.
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