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Gunton railway station

Coordinates: 52°51′58″N 1°20′56″E / 52.866°N 1.349°E / 52.866; 1.349
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Gunton
General information
LocationNorth Norfolk
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeGNT
Key dates
29 July 1876Opened
19 April 1965Closed to freight

Gunton railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps. It is 19 miles 63 chains (31.8 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between North Walsham to the south and Roughton Road to the north.

There is no village named Gunton, the station actually being situated in the parish of Thorpe Market and closest to Lower Street. It was built primarily for the convenience of Lord Suffield, who lived at nearby Gunton Hall, a major investor in the original East Norfolk Railway[1] which built the line from Norwich to Cromer.[2]

The station is unstaffed and consists of a single platform with a basic shelter. Originally the location of a passing loop, the northbound platform and station buildings are preserved but now privately owned. There is an unrestricted car park at the station that can accommodate about ten vehicles.

The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call.

Services

As of December 2016, the typical off-peak service at Gunton is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham. At peak times, service frequency is increased to one train per hour. All services are operated by bi-mode Class 755 units.

References

  1. ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (November 1998). Branch Lines Around Cromer. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-26-5.
  2. ^ http://www.bitternline.com/route.htm

External links

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
Greater Anglia
Disused railways
North Walsham
Line and station open
  Great Eastern Railway
East Norfolk Railway
  Cromer High
Line and station closed

52°51′58″N 1°20′56″E / 52.866°N 1.349°E / 52.866; 1.349