Brundall Gardens railway station

Brundall Gardens railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the western side of the village of Brundall, Norfolk. It is 4 miles 66 chains (7.8 km) down the line from Norwich on the route to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Its three-letter station code is BGA.[1]

Brundall Gardens
Looking west
Location
PlaceBrundall
Local authorityBroadland
Grid referenceTG314083
Operations
Station codeBGA
Managed byGreater Anglia
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 11,482
2015/16 12,176
2016/17 14,360
2017/18 14,022
2018/19 12,248
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
1 August 1924Opened as Brundall Gardens Halt
6 May 1968Renamed Brundall Gardens
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brundall Gardens from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station was opened in 1924. Today it is managed and served by Greater Anglia.

History

A station at Brundall Gardens, initially known as Brundall Gardens Halt, was opened on 1 August 1924, 80 years after the opening of the line. This was in response to an increasing level of tourism to the lakes and waterways close to the station.[2]

Services

As of December 2016 the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Brundall Gardens is as follows:

Operator Route Rolling stock Typical frequency
Greater Anglia Great Yarmouth - Acle - Lingwood - Brundall - Brundall Gardens - Norwich Class 755 1x per hour in each direction

At peak times there are some additional services to and from Lowestoft and to Great Yarmouth via Reedham.

New trains were introduced onto the line in 2019 to replace the Class 153 and 170 trains. More new trains will be introduced to replace the remaining older trains across the route

References
  1. Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. Gordon, D. I. (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The eastern counties. Phoenix House. p. 171.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Norwich   Greater Anglia
Wherry Lines		   Brundall
  Historical railways  
Whitlingham
Line open, station closed		   Great Eastern Railway
Yarmouth and Norwich Railway		   Brundall
Line and station open
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