Gunton railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Gunton


manager = National Express East Anglia
code = GNT
locale = Lower Street, Thorpe Market
borough = North Norfolk
lowusage0405 = 12,640
lowusage0506 = 11,951
lowusage0607 = 11,374
platforms = 1
start = Gunton Railway Station is a station on the Bittern Line which connects the city of Norwich to the North Norfolk coastal towns of Cromer and Sheringham. Although there is no village of this name, the station is actually situated in the parish of Thorpe Market, Gunton Station was built primarily for the convenience of Lord Suffield (a major investor in the original East Norfolk Railway Company [cite book
last =Adderson
first =Richard
authorlink =
coauthors =Kenworthy, Graham
title =Branch Lines Around Cromer
publisher =Middleton Press
date =1998-11
location =Midhurst
pages =
url =
doi =
isbn =1 901706 26 5 ] ), who built the railway from Norwich to Cromer) and was probably never heaving with local commuters. Gunton’s rather splendid station buildings are now beautifully preserved but are privately owned.

The Station Today

Nowadays the station serves the villages of Lower Street, Thorpe Market and Southrepps The station is served by local services operated by National Express East Anglia. Gunton Station is un-staffed, and consists of a single platform with a simple 'bus type' shelter for passenger use. Originally the location of a passing loop, the northbound platform and station buildings are no longer in the ownership of the railway. There is an unrestricted car park at the station that holds approximately 10 vehicles.

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