Gunton
National Rail
General information
LocationLower Street, Thorpe Market, North Norfolk
England
Grid referenceTG255351
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeGNT
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
29 July 1876Opened
19 April 1965Closed to freight
Passengers
2018/19Increase 19,188
2019/20Decrease 18,560
2020/21Decrease 3,334
2021/22Increase 22,228
2022/23Increase 28,446
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Gunton railway station on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serves the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps. It is 19 miles 63 chains (31.8 km) from Norwich, between North Walsham to the south and Roughton Road to the north. Train services are operated by Greater Anglia.

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, a major investor in the original East Norfolk Railway[1] which built the line from Norwich to Cromer.[2]

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 an unrestricted car park at the station that can accommodate about ten vehicles.

Services

All services at Gunton are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham via Cromer. During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction.[3]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Disused railways
Line and station open
Great Eastern Railway
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Adderson, Richard; Kenworthy, Graham (November 1998). Branch Lines Around Cromer. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-901706-26-5.
  2. ↑ Bittern Line
  3. ↑ Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023
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