West Runton | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | West Runton, North Norfolk England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°56′08″N 1°14′45″E / 52.9355°N 1.2457°E / 52.9355; 1.2457 | ||||
| Grid reference | TG281297 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | WRN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | September 1887 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  26,076 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 9,144 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  31,834 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 32,918 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 34,194 | ||||
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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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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.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Sheringham | Greater AngliaBittern Line | Cromer | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Sheringham Line open, station preserved |
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Cromer Branch |
Cromer Beach Line and station open | ||
References
- Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023
External links
- Train times and station information for West Runton railway station from National Rail
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