Wymondham Railway Station

About Wymondham Railway Station

Wymondham railway station is on the Breckland Line in the east of England, serving the town of Wymondham, Norfolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. It is situated between and Norwich, 113mi from London Liverpool Street via. The station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates most of the services calling at the station. Some East Midlands Trains also stop at Wymondham. Wymondham is also the junction of the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage route to, although those services operate from a separate station named which is approximately one mile from Wymondham. Wymondham was also once the junction of a branch line via to. HistoryThe Bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway (N& BR) received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. Work started on the line in 1844 and the line and its stations were opened on 30 July 1845. Wymondham station opened with the line and was, when it opened, situated east of Spooner Row station and west of Spink's Lane station. The line ran from Ely to Trowse, in Norwich. The link into Norwich was delayed due to the need to build a bridge over the River Wensum that kept the river navigable. One month before the N& BR opened a Bill authorising the amalgamation of the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway with the N& BR came into effect and so Wymondham station became a Norfolk Railway asset.

Wymondham Railway Station Description

Wymondham railway station is on the Breckland Line in the east of England, serving the town of Wymondham, Norfolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. It is situated between and Norwich, 113mi from London Liverpool Street via. The station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates most of the services calling at the station. Some East Midlands Trains also stop at Wymondham. Wymondham is also the junction of the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage route to, although those services operate from a separate station named which is approximately one mile from Wymondham. Wymondham was also once the junction of a branch line via to. HistoryThe Bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway (N& BR) received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. Work started on the line in 1844 and the line and its stations were opened on 30 July 1845. Wymondham station opened with the line and was, when it opened, situated east of Spooner Row station and west of Spink's Lane station. The line ran from Ely to Trowse, in Norwich. The link into Norwich was delayed due to the need to build a bridge over the River Wensum that kept the river navigable. One month before the N& BR opened a Bill authorising the amalgamation of the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway with the N& BR came into effect and so Wymondham station became a Norfolk Railway asset.

More about Wymondham Railway Station

Wymondham Railway Station is located at NR18 0 Wymondham, Norfolk
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