Hoveton & Wroxham railway station
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Hoveton & Wroxham | |
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| General information | |
| Location | North Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52°42′55″N 1°24′29″E / 52.7154°N 1.4081°E |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HXM |
| Key dates | |
| 20 October 1874 | Opened as Wroxham |
| 12 May 1966 | Renamed Hoveton & Wroxham |
Hoveton & Wroxham railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of Hoveton and the adjacent town of Wroxham (the two settlements are usually regarded as one).[1][2] It is 8 miles 61 chains (14.1 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Salhouse and Worstead.
It was previously the site of a junction, with the East Norfolk Railway to County School diverging from the Norwich line a short distance north of the station; however the former line closed to all traffic in 1982 and was subsequently dismantled.
The station is the last on the double-track section of the Bittern line: it becomes single-track north of here to Sheringham (except for a passing loop at North Walsham and a short section into the station at Cromer).
The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call.
Heritage connection
A nearby station named Wroxham is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway, which runs to Aylsham on the trackbed of part of the former East Norfolk Railway route to County School. This heritage line opened in 1990, reusing the former line's route. The heritage station is linked to the main Hoveton & Wroxham station by a footpath.
Services
As of December 2016[update], the typical off-peak service at Hoveton & Wroxham is one train per hour in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham.
References
- ^ "Hoveton & Wroxham". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Zoomed to station location with civil parish boundaries and names shown.
External links
Media related to Hoveton & Wroxham railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Map sources for Hoveton & Wroxham railway station
- Train times and station information for Hoveton & Wroxham railway station from National Rail
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| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway | |||
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