| Oulton Broad North | |
|---|---|
| Oulton Broad North station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Oulton Broad |
| Local authority | Waveney |
| Operations | |
| Station code | OUN |
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 82,427 |
| 2005/06 * | 73,690 |
| 2006/07 * | 69,502 |
| 2007/08 * | 0.118 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.121 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Norfolk Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 Jul 1847 | Opened as Mutford[1] |
| 1 Jul 1881 | Renamed to Oulton Broad (Mutford) |
| Nov 1915 | Renamed to Oulton Broad |
| 26 Sep 1927 | Renamed to Oulton Broad North |
| 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 estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oulton Broad North from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Oulton Broad North railway station is one of two railway stations serving Oulton Broad, a suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England. The station is located on the Norwich-Lowestoft Wherry Line. The station building dates from 1847 when the line was opened, but is now unstaffed.
The station is served by National Express East Anglia, who operate services between Norwich and Lowestoft. All services are operated by diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 or 170.
Oulton Broad North is a commuter station for workers and schoolchildren to Norwich and Lowestoft town centre. The figures (right) may under-estimate usage as in some cases it is cheaper to book tickets to/from Lowestoft rather than from this station.
The line from Lowestoft splits into lines to Norwich and Ipswich just before Oulton Broad North station. Trains to Ipswich pass Oulton Broad North closely, but there has never been any platform for them to stop there. The Ipswich trains have their own station at Oulton Broad South railway station, which is about three-quarters of a mile by road to the south.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Somerleyton | National Express East Anglia Wherry Lines |
Lowestoft | ||
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Platform 1 |
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| National Rail towards Norwich | |
| National Rail towards Lowestoft | |
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Side Platform |
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