Acle railway station
Acle  | |
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Acle station from the footbridge | |
| Location | |
| Place | Acle |
| Local authority | Broadland |
| Grid reference | TG398100 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ACL |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 52,596 |
| 2012/13 |
 52,356 |
| 2013/14 |
50,282 |
| 2014/15 |
48,076 |
| 2015/16 |
48,660 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 12 March 1883 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Acle from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Acle railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the town of Acle, Norfolk. It is 9 miles 25 chains (15.0 km) down the line from Norwich on the route to Great Yarmouth. Its three-letter station code is ACL.
History
Opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1883, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway following the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948.
When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Railways.
Today the station is served by Abellio Greater Anglia, which operates the services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Trains are formed by diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 or 170.
The station has the only passing loop on the Acle branch of the line, and in times past there was a coaling depot.
Services
As of December 2016 the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Acle is as follows:
| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Typical frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio Greater Anglia | Great Yarmouth - Acle - Lingwood - Brundall - Brundall Gardens - Norwich | Class 153, Class 156, Class 170 | 1x per hour in each direction |
References
- 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acle railway station. |
Coordinates: 52°38′04″N 1°32′37″E / 52.63444°N 1.54361°E
- Train times and station information for Acle railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Lingwood | Abellio Greater Anglia Wherry Lines |
Great Yarmouth | ||