Cromer  | |||||
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 Cromer railway station, facing towards the town centre | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Cromer,North Norfolk England | ||||
| Grid reference | TG214420 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CMR | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 16 June 1887 | Opened asCromer Beach | ||||
| 20 October 1969 | RenamedCromer | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.214 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 60,352 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.213 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.244 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.246 million | ||||
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Cromer is a railway station which serves the coastal town ofCromer, in the English county ofNorfolk. It is a stop on theBittern Line betweenNorwich andSheringham. The station is located 26 miles 52 chains (42.9 km) down the line from Norwich.
The station opened asCromer Beach on 16 June 1887. As theMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR) line approached Cromer from the west, following the coastal clifftops, it avoided the steep escarpment which had prevented the earlier line fromNorwich running all the way into the town. Consequently, it became possible to build a far more conveniently located station, near to the town centre and the beach.
It was renamedCromer on 20 October 1969, following the closure ofCromer High station in 1954.
Cromer is one of only two former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations to remain operational on theNational Rail network; the other being the neighbouringWest Runton.Sheringham andWeybourne are the other two surviving M&GNJR stations; both are still served today on the heritageNorth Norfolk Railway.
To cater to the heavy leisure traffic at the end of the 19th century, Cromer Beach had a large station building in ahalf-timbered style, and a large goods yard. The station originally included a bar, which was closed in 1966.[1] Following the introduction ofconductor-guard working, the ticket facilities were no longer needed and the building fell into disuse; it was renovated and reopened as a public house in 1998.[2] A large supermarket was built on the site of the goods yards in 1991.[3]
All services at Cromer are operated byGreater Anglia usingClass 755BMUs.
The typical service on all days of the week is one train per hour in each direction betweenNorwich andSheringham.[4] Due to its location, trains reverse at the station before continuing to Norwich or Sheringham.
In 1997 a single daily through train to and fromLondon Liverpool Street to Sheringham via Cromer was introduced but was discontinued due to low usage.[3]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Runton | Greater Anglia | train reverses | ||
| Roughton Road | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | Terminus | |||
| Terminus | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway | Cromer Links Halt Line and station closed | ||
52°55′50″N1°17′33″E / 52.9305°N 1.2926°E /52.9305; 1.2926
