Gunton railway station

Gunton railway station 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.

Gunton
LocationLower Street, Thorpe Market, North Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG255351
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeGNT
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
29 July 1876Opened
19 April 1965Closed to freight
Passengers
2015/16 14,422
2016/17 15,848
2017/18 17,008
2018/19 19,188
2019/20 18,560
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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. Bittern Line
Preceding station   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

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