West Runton railway station

Railway station in Norfolk, England

52°56′08″N 1°14′45″E / 52.9355°N 1.2457°E / 52.9355; 1.2457Grid referenceTG281297Managed byGreater AngliaPlatforms1Other informationStation codeWRNClassificationDfT category F2HistoryOpenedSeptember 1887Passengers2018/19Increase 27,2122019/20Decrease 26,0762020/21Decrease 9,1442021/22Increase 31,8342022/23Increase 32,918
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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
Legend
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

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

  1. ^ Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023

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