Worstead railway station

Worstead railway station is on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the villages of Worstead and Sloley. It is 13 miles 12 chains (21.2 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Hoveton & Wroxham to the south and North Walsham to the north.

Worstead
A train calling at Worstead in 2008
Location
PlaceWorstead
Local authorityNorth Norfolk
Grid referenceTG296254
Operations
Station codeWRT
Managed byGreater Anglia
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 24,394
2015/16 23,956
2016/17 24,652
2017/18 26,766
2018/19 25,650
History
20 October 1874Opened
13 July 1964Closed to freight
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Worstead from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call.

Services

As of December 2016, the typical off-peak service at Worstead is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham. In peak hours, service frequency is increased to one train per hour.

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