West Runton railway station

West Runton railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of West Runton. It is 28 miles 55 chains (46.2 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Cromer and Sheringham, the northern terminus.

West Runton
Location	West Runton, North Norfolk England
Coordinates	52.9355°N 1.2457°E
Grid reference	TG281297
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	WRN
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	September 1887
Passengers
2015/16	27,804
2016/17	26,186
2017/18	24,842
2018/19	27,212
2019/20	26,076
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Midland & Great Northern Cromer Branch
Cromer Beach To Norwich West Runton Sheringham Weybourne Holt (North Norfolk Railway) Holt Melton Constable

It is one of two remaining Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations still in use on the National Rail network; Cromer being the other. Sheringham and Weybourne are the other two surviving M&GNJR stations, both still served today on the heritage North Norfolk Railway.

The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call.

All services to this station are run by Class 755 units. Like other stations on the Norwich - Sheringham line, West Runton is cared for by volunteers known as station adopters.

Services

As of May 2020 the typical Monday to Saturday service at West Runton is one train an hour in both directions between Norwich and Sheringham. On Sundays, the service is every two hours. The Bittern line timetable has not been affected by Greater Anglia's timetable reductions related to the Coronavirus pandemic.

External links

Media related to West Runton railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Cromer		Greater Anglia Bittern Line		Sheringham
Historical railways
Cromer Beach Line and station open		Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Cromer Branch		Sheringham Line open, station preserved