| Norwich | |
| Norwich | |
| Norwich railway station | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Norwich |
| Local authority | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Grid reference | To be added... |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NRW |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms in use | 6 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | increase 2.122 million |
| 2005/06 * | increase 2.328 million |
| 2006/07 * | increase 2.712 million |
| 2007/08 * | increase 3.450 million |
| 2008/09 * | increase 3.569 million |
| History | |
| 1 May 1844 | Opened |
| 12 December 1849 | Renamed (Norwich Thorpe) |
| 3 May 1886 | Resited on adjacent site |
| 5 May 1969 | Renamed (Norwich) |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| To be added... | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Norwich from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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LNE Thompson B1 4-6-0 in 1958
Norwich is a railway station serving the city of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. The station is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street. It is also the terminus of railway lines from Ely, Sheringham, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft.
History[]
At one time there were three railway stations in Norwich. Norwich Thorpe which is the current station now simply named Norwich - though still known locally as "Thorpe Station", Norwich Victoria which was once the terminus for certain passenger services from the London direction until 1916 as well as a goods station until demolition in the 1970s, and Norwich City which was the terminus for the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from Melton Constable which closed in 1959.
East Anglia's worst rail crash occurred at Thorpe St Andrew between Norwich and Brundall in 1874, killing 25 people and injuring 75.
When the station closed briefly for electrification works in 1986, Trowse railway station, a disused suburban station, was put back into service as the terminus of the line. It closed again when Norwich re-opened.
Former train operating company Anglia Railways ran services known as London Crosslink from here to Basingstoke via Stratford. This service started in 2000 and ended in 2002.
Ticket barriers were installed in January 2009.
Station Layout[]
- Platform 1: Greater Anglia Intercity services to London Liverpool Street and occasionally for services to Cambridge and East Midlands Trains services to Liverpool Lime Street via Nottingham
- Platform 2: Greater Anglia Intercity services to London Liverpool Street
- Platform 3: Greater Anglia Rural Services to Cambridge and East Midlands Trains services to Liverpool Lime Street via Nottingham
- Platform 4: Greater Anglia Rural Services to Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Sheringham. It is also occasionally used at peak times for Intercity services to London Liverpool Street
- Platform 5: Greater Anglia Rural Services to Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Sheringham.
- Platform 6: Greater Anglia Rural Services to Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Sheringham.
The entire station is a terminus at the end of the Great Eastern Main Line, the Breckland line and the Bittern/Wherry Lines.
Train Services[]
The following services currently call at Norwich:
| Operator | Route | Rolling Stock | Frequency | Notes |
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| East Midlands Trains | Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield - Nottingham - Peterborough - Ely - Norwich | Class 158 | 1x per hour | |
| Greater Anglia | London Liverpool Street - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Diss - Norwich | Class 90 + Mark 3 Coaching Stock | 1x per hour | Also calls at Stowmarket on Sundays |
| Greater Anglia | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich | Class 90 + Mark 3 Coaching Stock | 1x per hour | Not Sundays |
| Greater Anglia | Cambridge - Ely - Brandon - Thetford - Norwich | Class 170 | 1x per hour | |
| Greater Anglia | Norwich - North Walsham - Cromer - Sheringham | Class 153, Class 156, Class 170 | 1x per hour | |
| Greater Anglia | Norwich - Acle - Great Yarmouth | Class 153, Class 156, Class 170 | 1x per hour | |
| Greater Anglia | Norwich - Reedham - Berney Arms - Great Yarmouth | Class 153, Class 156, Class 170 | 2x per day | |
| Greater Anglia | Norwich - Reedham - Lowestoft | Class 153, Class 156, Class 170 | 1x per hour |
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Thetford
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Wymondham
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Wymondham
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| Terminus | Greater Anglia | Diss
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| Greater Anglia Bittern Line |
Salhouse
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| Greater Anglia Wherry Lines |
Brundall Gardens
toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail right/Greater Anglia station|Template:S-line/National Rail right/Greater Anglia]]
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| Terminus | Template:National Rail Historical lines | Template:National Rail Historical stations toward Template:National Rail Historical stations
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| Template:National Rail Historical lines Norfolk Railway |
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| Template:National Rail Historical lines Yarmouth and Norwich Railway |
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Accidents and incidents[]
- On 21 July 2013, two passenger trains colided in Platform 6, injuring eight people.[1]
Typical journey times[]
- London Liverpool Street - 1h 55min
- Cambridge - 1h 18min
- Great Yarmouth (via Reedham) - 37min
- Great Yarmouth (via Acle) - 33min
- Sheringham - 58min
- Nottingham - 3h 16min
- Liverpool Lime Street - 6h 15min
- Lowestoft - 46min
Bus services[]
Bus services depart from outside the station and on Thorpe Road. Bus services are operated by First, Anglian Bus, Simonds, Konectbus and Neaves.
- 1 (Station - City Centre - Harford - Swainsthorpe - Flordon - Long Stratton - Tivetshall - Gissing - Diss)
- 2 (Station - City Centre - Harford - Swainsthorpe - Long Stratton - Pulham - Tivetshall - Dickleburgh - Scole - Diss)
- 8 (Toftwood - Dereham - City Centre - Station)
- 14 (Wymondham - Hethersett - City Centre - Station - Dussindale Park - New Rackheath - Salhouse - Wroxham)
- 14A (Wymondham - Hethersett - City Centre - Station - Dussindale Park - Rackheath - Wroxham)
- 15 (Wymondham - Hethersett - City Centre - Station - Brundall - Blofield Heath)
- 15A (Wymondham - Hethersett - City Centre - Station - Brundall - Lingwood)
- 25, 25A, X25 (University - City Centre - Station)
- 32 (City Centre - Station - Sprowston)
- 121 (Eaton - City Centre - Station)
- 122A (Keswick Hall - Cringleford - City Centre - Station)
- 123 (City Centre - Station - Dussindale - Rackheath - Wroxham)
- 124 (City Centre - Station - The Plumsteads - South Walsham)
- A47 (City Centre - Station - Brundall - Blofield - Acle - Great Yarmouth - Gorleston - James Paget Hospital)
- X47 (City Centre - Station - Acle - Great Yarmouth - Gorleston - James Paget Hospital) Limited stop service
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Greater Anglia and East Midlands trains in Norwich station crash. BBC News Online. Retrieved on 21 July 2013.
See also[]
- Railways in Norfolk
- Norwich Victoria railway station
- Norwich City railway station
External links[]
To be added...
- Train times and station information for Norwich railway station from National Rail
Template:Norfolk Railway Stations Coordinates: 52°37′37″N 1°18′25″E / 52.627°N 1.307°E