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West Runton railway station

Coordinates: 52°56′08″N 1°14′45″E / 52.9355°N 1.2457°E / 52.9355; 1.2457
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West Runton
National Rail
General information
LocationWest Runton, North Norfolk
England
Coordinates52°56′08″N 1°14′45″E / 52.9355°N 1.2457°E / 52.9355; 1.2457
Grid referenceTG281297
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWRN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
OpenedSeptember 1887
Passengers
2018/19Increase 27,212
2019/20Decrease 26,076
2020/21Decrease 9,144
2021/22Increase 31,834
2022/23Increase 32,918
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

West Runton railway station is a stop on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of West Runton. It is 28 miles 55 chains (46.2 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Cromer and Sheringham, the line's northern terminus. Train services are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

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Midland & Great Northern
Cromer Branch
Cromer Beach
To Norwich
West Runton
Sheringham
Weybourne
Holt (North Norfolk Railway)
Holt
Melton Constable

The station opened in September 1887. It is one of two remaining Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations still in use on the National Rail network (Cromer being the other). Sheringham and Weybourne are the other two surviving M&GNJR stations; both are still served today on the heritage North Norfolk Railway.

Like other stations on the Bittern line, West Runton is cared for by volunteers known as station adopters.

Services

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All services at West Runton are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs.

The typical Monday-Saturday service is one train per hour in each direction between Sheringham and Norwich via Cromer. On Sundays, the service is reduced to one train every two hours in each direction.[1]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
  Historical railways  
Sheringham
Line open, station preserved
  Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
  Cromer Beach
Line and station open

References

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  1. ^ Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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