Brundall Gardens railway station
Brundall Gardens  | |
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Looking west | |
| Location | |
| Place | Brundall |
| Local authority | Broadland |
| Grid reference | TG314083 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BGA |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2010/11 |
 11,010 |
| 2011/12 |
 10,962 |
| 2012/13 |
12,144 |
| 2013/14 |
10,534 |
| 2014/15 |
11,482 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 August 1924 | Opened as Brundall Gardens Halt |
| after 1948 | Renamed Brundall Gardens |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brundall Gardens from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Brundall Gardens railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the western side of the village of Brundall, Norfolk. It is 4 miles 66 chains (7.8 km) down-line from Norwich on the route to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Its three-letter station code is BGA.[1]
The station was opened in 1924. Today it is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia.
History
A station at Brundall Gardens, initially known as Brundall Gardens Halt, was opened on 1 August 1924, 80 years after the opening of the line. This was in response to an increasing level of tourism to the lakes and waterways close to the station.[2]
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:
- 1 train per hour (tph) westbound to Norwich;
- 1 tph eastbound to Great Yarmouth.
At peak times there are limited services eastbound to Lowestoft.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ↑ Gordon, D. I. (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The eastern counties. Phoenix House. p. 171.
External links
Coordinates: 52°37′24″N 1°25′06″E / 52.62333°N 1.41833°E
- Train times and station information for Brundall Gardens railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | Abellio Greater Anglia Wherry Lines |
Brundall | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Whitlingham Line open, station closed |
Great Eastern Railway Yarmouth and Norwich Railway |
Brundall Line and station open | ||