Watlington railway station
Railway station in Norfolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the closed railway station in Oxfordshire, see Watlington railway station (Oxfordshire).
Watlington railway station (formerly known as Magdalen Road) is on the Fen line in the east of England, serving the village of Watlington, Norfolk. It is 90 miles 70 chains (146.2 km) measured from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Downham Market and King's Lynn stations. Its three-letter station code is WTG.
Quick Facts General information, Location ...
General information | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Watlington, King's Lynn and West Norfolk England | ||||
Grid reference | TF612110 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Great Northern | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WTG | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
27 October 1846 | Opened as Watlington | ||||
1 June 1875 | Renamed Magdalen Road | ||||
9 September 1968 | Closed | ||||
5 May 1975 | Reopened | ||||
3 October 1989 | Renamed Watlington[1] | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.154 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.138 million | ||||
2020/21 | 39,078 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.106 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.108 million | ||||
|
Close
The station and all trains calling are operated by Great Northern (with service to and from London King's Cross.)