Roughton Road railway station

Roughton Road railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, on the outskirts of the town of Cromer. It takes its name from the street on which it is located, and is several miles north of the village of Roughton. It is 24 miles 1 chain (38.6 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Gunton and Cromer stations.

Roughton Road
LocationCromer, North Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG219407
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeRNR
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened20 May 1985
Passengers
2015/16 12,814
2016/17 15,998
2017/18 16,846
2018/19 21,766
2019/20 22,552
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is a modern halt station that was opened by British Rail in 1985. Today it is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call. It is unstaffed and consists of a single platform.

The station is approximately half a mile from the site of a closed station called Cromer High, the former terminus of the Great Eastern Railway (GER), and is located on the site of the former junction between the GER and the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway, at the entrance to the disused Cromer Tunnel.

Services

As of December 2016, the typical off-peak service at Roughton Road is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham. In peak hours, service frequency is increased to one train per hour.

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Greater Anglia

See also


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