Buckenham  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Buckenham,Broadland,Norfolk England | ||||
| Grid reference | TG350056 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | BUC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Yarmouth and Norwich Railway[1] | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway[1] | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
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| 1 May 1844 | Opened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  212 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 98 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  300 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 354 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 360 | ||||
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Buckenham railway station is a stop on theWherry Lines, which serves the village ofBuckenham inNorfolk,England. It is 7 miles 62 chains (12.5 km) down the line fromNorwich on the routes toLowestoft andGreat Yarmouth; it is situated betweenBrundall andCantley.[2] Its three-letter station code is BUC.
The station was opened in 1844. Today, it is managed byGreater Anglia. According to usage estimates, Buckenham is one of the least-used stations in the country, registering just 216 passenger entries/exits in 2018/19; this is partly due to the limited number of services that stop at the station. The station buildings are currently used as a recording studio.[3]
RSPB Buckenham Marshes is located next to the station, withRSPB Strumpshaw Fen a short walk away.Strumpshaw Hall Steam Museum is also located in the area.
The Bill for theYarmouth & Norwich Railway (Y&NR), the first public railway line in Norfolk, received Royal Assent on 18 June 1842. Work started on the line in April 1843 and it opened on 1 May 1844. In June 1845, the Y&NR was amalgamated with theNorwich & Brandon Railway and Buckenham station became a Norfolk Railway asset.[1][4]
TheEastern Counties Railway (ECR) and its rival theEastern Union Railway (EUR) were both sizing up the Norfolk Railway to acquire and expand their networks. The ECR took over in May 1848 and, in August 1862, all railways in East Anglia were consolidated to form theGreat Eastern Railway (GER).[5] TheRailways Act 1921 led to the creation of theBig Four companies and the GER amalgamated with several companies to form theLondon and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Buckenham became an LNER station on 1 January 1923. Uponnationalisation in 1947, the station became part of theEastern Region of British Railways
In 1997, theprivatisation of British Rail saw the station and its services were transferred toAnglia Railways, which operated it until 2004 whenNational Express East Anglia won the replacement franchise. In 2012,Abellio Greater Anglia won the franchise.
In 2018, several scenes inDanny Boyle's filmYesterday were filmed at the station.[3]
The station has a limited service. There is one train to Norwich and one to Lowestoft on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays, there are six stopping trains westbound towards Norwich; eastbound, seven trains from Norwich call at the station, with three to Great Yarmouth, viaBerney Arms, and four trains to Lowestoft.[6] 100% of trains from Buckenham in 2024 arrived on time, one of five stations with this record.[7]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Brundall | Greater Anglia Wherry Lines | Cantley | ||
52°35′50″N1°28′07″E / 52.59734°N 1.46852°E /52.59734; 1.46852
