Buckenham railway station
Buckenham  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Buckenham |
| Local authority | Broadland |
| Grid reference | TG350056 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BUC |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 39 |
| 2005/06 |
29 |
| 2006/07 |
22 |
| 2007/08 |
 97 |
| 2008/09 |
132 |
| 2009/10 |
154 |
| 2010/11 |
106 |
| 2011/12 |
100 [1] |
| 2012/13 |
72 |
| History | |
| Original company | Yarmouth and Norwich Railway[2] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway[2] |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| 1 May 1844 | Opened[2] |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Buckenham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Buckenham railway station is a railway station in the English county of Norfolk. The station is located in Buckenham on the Norwich-Lowestoft/Great Yarmouth Wherry Line.[3] The station is operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, having been built by the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway and opened in 1844.[2]
According to usage estimates Buckenham is one of the least-used stations in the country. In 2005-06 it had an estimated 29 users and in 2006-07 only 22 users. Usage figures have increased in recent years with an estimated 100 users in 2011-12.[1] A limited number of services stop, at the station on weekends with no services on weekdays.
RSPB Buckenham Marshes is located next to the station, with RSPB Strumpshaw Fen a short walk away. Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum is also located in the area.
Services
As of February 2014 services only stop at the station at weekends. On Saturdays one train serves the station to Norwich and London, with two to Lowestoft. On Sundays three trains to Norwich call at the station with three trains to Great Yarmouth on the Berney Arms section of the line via Reedham.[4] During the summer period the service is increased, to at least five trains in each direction.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Estimates of station usage 2011-12', Office of rail regulation (available online). Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 47. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2005. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 'Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft', Greater Anglia, December 2013.
External links
- Map sources for Buckenham railway station
- Train times and station information for Buckenham railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Brundall | Abellio Greater Anglia Wherry Lines Weekends only |
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