Norwich railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Norwich | ||
| Local authority | Norwich, Norfolk | ||
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| Station code | NRW | ||
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia | ||
| Platforms in use | 6 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 2.421 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 2.528 million | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Norwich from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Norwich railway station is a railway station serving the city of Norwich in the English county of 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.
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[edit] 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.
When the station closed briefly for electrification works in 1986, Trowse railway station a disused suburban station was re-opened as the terminus of the line. It closed again when Norwich re-opened.
[edit] Services
The station is served by National Express East Anglia and East Midlands Trains. Services are described below.
- National Express East Anglia operate two trains an hour to London Liverpool Street. Both services stop at Diss, Ipswich, Manningtree and Colchester. Alternate services stop at either Stowmarket and Shenfield or Chelmsford and Stratford. There is one morning peak service which starts at Great Yarmouth and goes to London Liverpool Street, with its only intermediate stop after Norwich being Ipswich. It is operated by a Class 170 diesel multiple unit. All other 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.
- National Express East Anglia operate an hourly regional express service from Cambridge to Norwich via Ely. These services use 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.
- National Express East Anglia 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.
- National Express East Anglia 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.
[edit] Gallery
 This is a ONE train, terminated at Norwich Station |
 Trainspotters at the end of a platform at the station |
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Norwich railway station from National Rail
- Norfolk Guide - Norwich Station
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Thetford | East Midlands Trains Breckland Line |
Terminus | ||
| Wymondham | National Express East Anglia Breckland Line |
Terminus | ||
| Diss | National Express East Anglia National Express East Anglia Intercity London-Norwich |
Terminus | ||
| Terminus | National Express East Anglia Bittern Line |
Salhouse | ||
| Terminus | National Express East Anglia Wherry Lines |
Brundall Gardens | ||
| Terminus | Dutchflyer Norwich-Amsterdam |
Diss | ||
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