Hoveton & Wroxham railway station
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Hoveton & Wroxham railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the village of Hoveton and the adjacent village of Wroxham (the two settlements are usually regarded as one).[1][2] It is 8 miles 61 chains (14.1 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Salhouse and Worstead.
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General information | |
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Location | Hoveton, North Norfolk England |
Coordinates | 52.7154°N 1.4081°E / 52.7154; 1.4081 |
Grid reference | TG302185 |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | HXM |
Classification | DfT category F1 |
Key dates | |
20 October 1874 | Opened as Wroxham |
12 May 1966 | Renamed Hoveton & Wroxham |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.136 million |
2019/20 | 0.125 million |
2020/21 | 38,880 |
2021/22 | 0.112 million |
2022/23 | 0.125 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
It was previously the site of a junction, with the East Norfolk Railway to County School diverging from the Norwich line a short distance north of the station; however the former line closed to all traffic in 1982 and was subsequently dismantled.
The station is the last on the double-track section of the Bittern line: it becomes single-track north of here to Sheringham (except for a passing loop at North Walsham and a short section into the station at Cromer).
The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call.