Attleborough Railway Station

Attleborough railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England, serving the town of Attleborough, Norfolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. Attleborough is situated between and, 108mi 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 Attleborough. HistoryThe Bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. The line was to link with an Eastern Counties Railway project of a line from Newport in Essex to Brandon in Norfolk. Once complete the line would enable trains to travel from Norwich to London. Work started on the line in 1844. 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 Attleborough station became a Norfolk Railway asset. The line opened on 30 July 1845 including the ECR Brandon to Newport line. However, the line only got to Trowse, in the suburbs of Norwich, as the contractors were having to build a swing bridge to cross the navigable River Wensum. Attleborough station was, as it is now, situated east of Eccles Road station and west of Spooner Row station. Two years after opening the Norfolk Railway closed in September 1847. This meant was the next station east of Attleborough. The ECR and its rival the Eastern Union Railway were both sizing up the NR to acquire and expand their railway empire. The ECR trumped the EUR by taking over the NR, including Attleborough Station on 8 May 1848.

Attleborough railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England, serving the town of Attleborough, Norfolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. Attleborough is situated between and, 108mi 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 Attleborough. HistoryThe Bill for the Norwich & Brandon Railway received Royal Assent on 10 May 1844. The line was to link with an Eastern Counties Railway project of a line from Newport in Essex to Brandon in Norfolk. Once complete the line would enable trains to travel from Norwich to London. Work started on the line in 1844. 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 Attleborough station became a Norfolk Railway asset. The line opened on 30 July 1845 including the ECR Brandon to Newport line. However, the line only got to Trowse, in the suburbs of Norwich, as the contractors were having to build a swing bridge to cross the navigable River Wensum. Attleborough station was, as it is now, situated east of Eccles Road station and west of Spooner Row station. Two years after opening the Norfolk Railway closed in September 1847. This meant was the next station east of Attleborough. The ECR and its rival the Eastern Union Railway were both sizing up the NR to acquire and expand their railway empire. The ECR trumped the EUR by taking over the NR, including Attleborough Station on 8 May 1848.