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Gunton railway station

Railway station in Norfolk, England

Summary

Railway station in Norfolk, England

Field	Value
name	Gunton
symbol_location	gb
symbol	rail
image	Gunton Station 2023.jpg
borough	Lower Street, Thorpe Market, North Norfolk
country	England
grid_name	Grid reference
grid_position
manager	Greater Anglia
platforms	1
code	GNT
classification	DfT category F2
years	29 July 1876
events	Opened
years1	19 April 1965
events1	Closed to freight
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2020/21	passengers= 3,334}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2021/22	passengers= 22,228}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2022/23	passengers= 28,446}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2023/24	passengers= 30,084}}
{{Rail pass box	pass_year	2024/25	passengers= 36,122}}
footnotes	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gunton railway station is a stop on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England; it serves the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps. It is 19 mi from , between to the south and to the north. Train services are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

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; he was a major investor in the original East Norfolk Railway, which built the line from Norwich to .

Facilities

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 a ticket machine, digital service displays and a free car park that can accommodate six vehicles.

Services

All services at Gunton are operated by Greater Anglia using BMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between and via . During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction.

References

Adderson, Richard. (November 1998). "Branch Lines Around Cromer". Middleton Press.
(10 December 2023). "Ride the Bittern Line". Bitternline.com.
[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/gunton/details.html Gunton station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 11 May 2024
{{NRtimes. May 2023. 16

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