The station was closed for three weeks following the east coast floods of 31 January 1953 when the platforms and engine sheds were flooded to a depth of four feet . A signalman was marooned for 21 hours until rescued by boat . When the shed was cleared , the carcasses of 49 pigs , two calves and countless chickens along with timber from the nearby timber yard and other flood related detritus were discovered
east coast floods
North Sea flood of 1953
Yarmouth South Town railway station