Gunton railway station

Gunton
Location
Place	Lower Street, Thorpe Market
Local authority	North Norfolk
Operations
Station code	GNT
Managed by	National Express East Anglia
Platforms in use	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	12,640
2005/06 *	11,951
2006/07 *	11,374
2007/08 *	16,399
History
29 July 1876	Opened
19 April 1965	Closed to freight
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gunton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Gunton is a station on the Bittern Line which connects the city of Norwich to the North Norfolk coastal towns of Cromer and Sheringham. Although there is no village of this name, the station is actually situated in the parish of Thorpe Market, Gunton Station was built primarily for the convenience of Lord Suffield (a major investor in the original East Norfolk Railway Company^[1]), who built the railway from Norwich to Cromer). Gunton’s rather splendid station buildings are now beautifully preserved but are privately owned.

The Station Today

Main building now a private residence

Nowadays the station serves the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps The station is served by local services operated by National Express East Anglia. Gunton Station is un-staffed, and consists of a single platform with a simple 'bus type' shelter for passenger use. Originally the location of a passing loop, the northbound platform and station buildings are no longer in the ownership of the railway. There is an unrestricted car park at the station that holds approximately 10 vehicles.

External links

• Map sources for Gunton railway station

• Train times and station information for Gunton railway station from National Rail

References

Coordinates: 52°49′00″N 1°23′01″E / 52.81655°N 1.38354°E / 52.81655; 1.38354