Swainsthorpe railway station

{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Swainsthorpe

| status = Disused

| image = 220px

| caption = Station site in 2006

| borough = Swainsthorpe, South Norfolk

| country = England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TG217011|25|TG217011}}

| platforms = 2

| pregroup = Eastern Union Railway
Great Eastern Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways

| years = March 1850

| events = Opened{{Butt-Stations |page=225}}

| years2 = 5 July 1954

| events2 = Closed to passengers

| years3 = 13 July 1964

| events3 = Closed to freight

}}

Swainsthorpe was a railway station in Swainsthorpe, Norfolk, England, around five miles south of Norwich. It was opened in 1850 when the Great Eastern Railway constructed the line between London and Norwich. It was the first station south of the terminus at {{rws|Norwich Victoria}}. It was well served; in 1889 there were eight trains each way on weekdays. Journey time into Norwich was approximately nine minutes.

The station closed in 1954 as the relatively small population of Swainsthorpe meant it was considered surplus to requirements. Trains now run nonstop between {{rws|Norwich}} and {{rws|Diss}}.[http://www.norfolkheritage.org.uk/mulbarton/default.asp?subname=mulbarton&id=83 Norfolk Heritage and Explorations – Mulbarton]