Norwich railway station
Norwich | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Managed by | 'one' |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | NRW |
Norwich railway station is a railway station serving the city of Norwich in Norfolk. The station is the 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 with the name Norwich: Norwich Thorpe, the current station now simply named Norwich; Norwich Victoria which was once the terminus for services from London, and later a goods station before demolition; Norwich City which was the terminus for the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from Melton Constable.
East Anglia's worst rail crash occurred between Norwich and Brundall in 1874, killing 24 people.
Services
The station is served by 'one' and East Midlands Trains. Services are described below.
- 'one' operate two trains an hour to London Liverpool Street. Both services stop at Diss, Ipswich, Manningtree and Colchester. Alternate services stop at Stowmarket, Chelmsford, Shenfield and Stratford. Services are operated by Class 90, the Class 86 electric locomotives now retired, hauling Mk.3 (Again, Mk.2 now retired) coaching-stock. The locomotives operate in push-pull mode with a DVT which replaced the DBSO. The Class 86 and Mk.2 stock have been all been replaced with newer Class 90 and refurbished Mk.3 stock with class 47 locomotives acting as a "standby" in case of failure - this service provided by Cotswold Rail.
- 'one' operate an hourly regional express service from Cambridge to Norwich via Ely. These services use new Turbostar diesel multiple units.
- East Midlands Trains operate regional express services to Liverpool, via Ely, Peterborough, Grantham, Nottingham and Chesterfield. These generally use Class 158 and Class 170 diesel units. In 2007, Stagecoach East Midlands were awarded the route for Liverpool to Norwich and will only be using Class 158 units, mostly from Transpennine Express.
- 'one' operate local services to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth via the Wherry Lines. The majority of services operate to Great Yarmouth via Acle, with a few services operate via Reedham and the remote village of Berney Arms. The Lowestoft services all operate via Reedham.
- 'one' also operate local service to Cromer and Sheringham via the Bittern Line. All local services are operated by diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 or 170.
As with many UK mainline stations, there are no Locker facilities available at Norwich station.
Gallery
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This is a ONE train, terminated at Norwich Station -
Trainspotters at the end of a platform at the station
External links
- Train times and station information for Norwich railway station from National Rail
- Norfolk Guide - Norwich Station
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Wymondham | East Midlands Trains Peterborough-Norwich |
Terminus | ||
| Wymondham | 'one' Cambridge-Norwich |
Terminus | ||
| Diss | 'one' 'one' Anglia Intercity London-Norwich |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | 'one' Norwich-Cromer-Sheringham |
Salhouse | ||
| Terminus | 'one' Norwich-Gt. Yarmouth/Lowestoft |
Brundall Gardens | ||
| Terminus | Dutchflyer Norwich-Amsterdam |
Diss | ||