Buckenham railway station

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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 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

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External links

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Brundall   Abellio Greater Anglia
Wherry Lines
Weekends only
  Cantley

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  1. 1.0 1.1 'Estimates of station usage 2011-12', Office of rail regulation (available online). Retrieved 2013-05-30.
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  4. 4.0 4.1 'Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft', Greater Anglia, December 2013.