Gunton railway station
Gunton  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Lower Street, Thorpe Market, North Norfolk England |
| Grid reference | TG255351 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | GNT |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 29 July 1876 | Opened |
| 19 April 1965 | Closed to freight |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  19,188 |
| 2019/20 |  18,560 |
| 2020/21 | 3,334 |
| 2021/22 | 22,228 |
| 2022/23 | 28,446 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Gunton railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serves the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps. It is 19 miles 63 chains (31.8 km) from Norwich, between North Walsham to the south and Roughton Road to the north. Train services are operated by Greater Anglia.
There is no village named Gunton: the station is 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.
Services[edit]
All services at Gunton are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs.
The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham via Cromer. During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Greater Anglia | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station closed |
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References[edit]
- ^ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (November 1998). Branch Lines Around Cromer. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-26-5.
- ^ Bittern Line
- ^ Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Gunton railway station from National Rail
- Map sources for Gunton railway station