Sheringham  | |||||
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 The platform at Sheringham | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sheringham,North Norfolk England | ||||
| Grid reference | TG156430 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SHM | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2 January 1967 | ||||
| Original company | British Rail | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.182 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 53,214 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.234 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.232 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.245 million | ||||
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Sheringham railway station is the northern terminus of theBittern Line inNorfolk, England, serving the town ofSheringham. It is 30 miles 22 chains (30.28 mi; 48.7 km) down the line fromNorwich, including the reversal atCromer. The station is situated on the southern edge of the town centre, but within walking distance of the beach. It is currently managed byGreater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.
It was opened byBritish Rail on 2 January 1967 replacing theoriginal station in Sheringham opened by theMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway, which is located across the road, enabling the closure of thelevel crossing there. The original station subsequently became the terminus of theNorth Norfolk Railway heritage line.
At the time of opening, the railway itself was listed for closure; the basic timber platform provided was intended to cover only the last months of the line's operation.[1]
With the pending introduction of longerStadler FLIRTClass 755 units byAbellio Greater Anglia, the temporary station platform was finally scheduled to be replaced. The replacement platform would be doubled in length to 80 metres and fitted with improved lighting and shelter. The station was due to be closed between Sunday 31 March and Sunday 5 May 2019 for the works to be completed.[2] In April, it was reported that the reopening of the station would be delayed due to a fault with supplied components.[3] Further delays were then caused by issues with signalling.[4] The station finally reopened in late May 2019.[5]
All services at Sheringham are operated byGreater Anglia usingClass 755BMUs.
The typical service on all days of the week is one train per hour to and fromNorwich viaCromer.[6]
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Greater Anglia | |||
 Heritage railways | ||||
| Change for theNorth Norfolk Railway atSheringham | ||||
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Between 2007 and 2010, work was undertaken to reinstate the original level crossing across the road to allow trains from Norwich to run onto theNorth Norfolk Railway (NNR) heritage line tracks. In December 2007, theBBC reported thatNetwork Rail supported the plans to allow occasional crossing of the tracks for trains onto the heritage route. Work began in January 2010, with the moving of the NNR headshunt to slew into line with theNational Rail section. The link was reinstated in March 2010, when the first passenger train over the new crossing was hauled by steam locomotiveOliver Cromwell fromLondon Liverpool Street.[7][8] Occasional uses by charter trains and visitingrolling stock are anticipated not to exceed 12 times a year.
The North Norfolk Railway also operate a number of dining trains over the entire surviving section of the M&GN, betweenHolt and Cromer, during summer months.[9] Services began in 2016, working in partnership with theNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway, who were already a licensed operator on Network Rail;[10] these trains do not stop at the national railway station.
