West Runton railway station

West Runton railway station is 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 northern terminus.

West Runton
Location
PlaceWest Runton
Local authorityNorth Norfolk
Coordinates52.9355°N 1.2457°E / 52.9355; 1.2457
Grid referenceTG281297
Operations
Station codeWRN
Managed byGreater Anglia
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 26,464
2015/16 27,804
2016/17 26,186
2017/18 24,844
2018/19 27,212
History
Key datesOpened September 1887 (September 1887)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at West Runton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
Midland & Great Northern
Cromer Branch
 Cromer Beach
 To Norwich
 West Runton
 Sheringham
 Weybourne
 Holt (North Norfolk Railway)
 Holt
 Melton Constable

It is one of two remaining Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations still in use, Cromer being the other.

The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call.

All services to this station are run by Class 755 units. Like other stations on the Norwich - Sheringham line, West Runton is cared for by volunteers known as station adopters.

Services

As of May 2020 the typical Monday to Saturday service at West Runton is one train an hour in both directions between Norwich and Sheringham. On Sundays, the service is every two hours. The Bittern line timetable has not been affected by Greater Anglia's timetable reductions related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Media related to West Runton railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Greater Anglia
Historical railways
Cromer Beach
Line and station open
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Sheringham
Line open, station preserved


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