History
The station was rebuilt by the Great Eastern Railway and provided with a second platform when the line was doubled in the early 1880s. A new up platform was constructed, and the existing buildings were given new glass-fronted passenger accommodation and platform canopies. In 1882 the station was considered a request stop.
Until 1923 the station was known as 'Kimberley', but this was changed to 'Kimberley Park' during the Grouping to avoid confusion with Kimberley station in Nottinghamshire. The main buildings were on the down platform, with a smaller waiting room being provided on the up.
The goods yard was situated on the down side of the line, comprising a single siding linked by trailing connections to the up and down main lines. Althouh Kimberley had no goods shed or crane, it was provided with loading docks and a cattle pen.
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