Gunton  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lower Street,Thorpe Market,North Norfolk England | ||||
| Grid reference | TG255351 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | GNT | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 29 July 1876 | Opened | ||||
| 19 April 1965 | Closed to freight | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  18,560 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 3,334 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  22,228 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 28,446 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 30,084 | ||||
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Gunton railway station is a stop on theBittern Line inNorfolk, England; it serves the villages of Lower Street,Thorpe Market andSouthrepps. It is 19 miles 63 chains (31.8 km) fromNorwich, betweenNorth Walsham to the south andRoughton Road to the north. Train services are operated byGreater Anglia.
There is no village named Gunton; the station is in the parish of Thorpe Market and closest to Lower Street.
It was built primarily for the convenience ofLord Suffield, who lived at nearbyGunton Hall; he was a major investor in the originalEast Norfolk Railway,[1] which built the line from Norwich toCromer.[2]
The station is unstaffed and consists of a singleplatform with a basic shelter. Originally the location of apassing loop, the northbound platform and station buildings are preserved but now privately owned.
There is a ticket machine, digital service displays and a freecar park that can accommodate six vehicles.[3]
All services at Gunton are operated byGreater Anglia usingClass 755BMUs.
The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction betweenNorwich andSheringham viaCromer. During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction.[4]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Greater Anglia | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station closed | ||
