Sheringham railway station

For the North Norfolk Railway station, see Sheringham (North Norfolk Railway) railway station.
Sheringham National Rail

The platform at Sheringham
Location
Place Sheringham
Local authority North Norfolk
Grid reference TG156430
Operations
Station code SHM
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 1
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  130,284
2005/06 Decrease127,588
2006/07 Increase131,937
2007/08 Increase177,090
2008/09 Increase185,888
2009/10 Decrease179,542
2010/11 Increase183,970
2011/12 Increase188,656
2012/13 Increase190,844
2013/14 Decrease189,976
2014/15 Increase196,068
History
Key dates Opened 2 January 1967 (2 January 1967)
Original company British Rail
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Sheringham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Sheringham railway station is a timber halt in the town of Sheringham in the English county of Norfolk. The station is the terminus of the Bittern Line, operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, and is 30½ miles (49 km) north of Norwich. The station opened by British Rail on 2 January 1967 replacing the original Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Sheringham station, which is located just across a road, enabling the closure of the level crossing. The original station later became the terminus of the North Norfolk Railway heritage line.

The station is situated on the southern edge of the town centre, but within walking distance of the beach.

Services

The basic off-peak service comprises one train per hour to Norwich, operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Connection with the North Norfolk Railway

Between 2007 and 2010, work was undertaken to reinstate the original level crossing across the road to allow trains from Norwich to run onto the North Norfolk Railway heritage line tracks. BBC Look East reported on 17 December 2007 that Network Rail supported the level crossing plans to allow occasional use for trains to cross between tracks. It was announced by the North Norfolk Railway on 16 December 2008, that work was going to start on the new level crossing in January 2009. These plans were later delayed until 2010 due to various problems, including: lack of funding, electricity cables needing to be moved, the county's highways department concerns with the implications of road closure to create the crossing.[1]

Work began on 8 January 2010, with the moving of the NNR headshunt to slew into line with the Network Rail section. The link was reinstated on 11 March 2010, when the first passenger carrying train over the new crossing was steam locomotive ‘Oliver Cromwell’ hauling a train from London Liverpool Street.[2][3] Occasional uses by charter trains and visiting rolling stock are anticipated not to exceed 12 times a year.

The second train to use the new level crossing, Saturday 24 April 2010

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nnrailway.co.uk/news.htm
  2. ↑ NNR Sheringham Level Crossing.
  3. ↑ BBC News article http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/norfolk/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8518000/8518548.stm

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Interchange with Sheringham station on the North Norfolk Railway

Coordinates: 52°56′28″N 1°12′40″E / 52.941°N 1.211°E / 52.941; 1.211

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