Hoveton & Wroxham railway station
Hoveton & Wroxham  | |
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Both platforms, showing the station buildings | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hoveton |
| Local authority | North Norfolk |
| Coordinates | 52°42′55″N 1°24′29″E / 52.7154°N 1.4081°ECoordinates: 52°42′55″N 1°24′29″E / 52.7154°N 1.4081°E |
| Grid reference | TG302185 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HXM |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 76,754 |
| 2005/06 |
 77,707 |
| 2006/07 |
81,905 |
| 2007/08 |
101,084 |
| 2008/09 |
104,096 |
| 2009/10 |
 100,254 |
| 2010/11 |
109,022 |
| 2011/12 |
113,854 |
| 2012/13 |
119,696 |
| 2013/14 |
122,653 |
| 2014/15 |
131,024 |
| History | |
| 20 October 1874 | Opened as Wroxham |
| 12 May 1966 | Renamed Hoveton & Wroxham |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hoveton & Wroxham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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Hoveton & Wroxham is a railway station serving the town of Wroxham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is technically situated in the adjacent village of Hoveton, but the two settlements are usually regarded as one.[1][2]
The station is served by local services operated by Abellio Greater Anglia on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham. It was previously a junction, with the former East Norfolk Railway route to County School diverging from the Cromer line a short distance north of the station; however this line closed to all traffic in 1982 and was subsequently dismantled.
The station is the last on the double track portion of the line from Norwich - the line becomes single north of here and remains so for the rest of the way to Sheringham (except for a loop at North Walsham and a short section into the station at Cromer).
Heritage connection
Nearby Wroxham railway station is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway, which runs to Aylsham on the trackbed of part of the former East Norfolk Railway route to County School. This heritage line opened in 1990, reusing the former line's route. The heritage and National Rail stations are linked by a footpath.
Services
The following services currently call at Hoveton and Wroxham:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio Greater Anglia | Norwich - Salhouse - Hoveton & Wroxham - Worstead - North Walsham - Gunton - Roughton Road - Cromer - West Runton - Sheringham | Class 153, Class 156, Class 170 | 1x per hour |
References
- ↑ "Hoveton & Wroxham". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Zoomed to station location with civil parish boundaries and names shown.
External links
Media related to Hoveton & Wroxham railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Map sources for Hoveton & Wroxham railway station
- Train times and station information for Hoveton & Wroxham railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
 Heritage railways |
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| Coltishall | Bure Valley Railway | Terminus | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Eastern Railway | Terminus | ||