Hoveton & Wroxham railway station

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.

Hoveton & Wroxham
Both platforms, showing the station buildings
General information
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.

Heritage connection

A nearby station named Wroxham is the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Bure Valley Railway, which runs to Aylsham on the trackbed of part of the former East Norfolk Railway route to County School. This heritage line opened in 1990, reusing the former line's route. The heritage station is linked to the main Hoveton & Wroxham station by a footpath.

Services

All services at Hoveton & Wroxham are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs.

The typical service on all days of the week is one train per hour in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham via Cromer.^[3]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Salhouse		Greater Anglia Bittern Line		Worstead
	Heritage railways
Interchange with Wroxham on the Bure Valley Railway
	Historical railways
Terminus		Great Eastern Railway East Norfolk Railway		Coltishall

References

1. "Hoveton & Wroxham". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2016. Zoomed to station location with civil parish boundaries and names shown.
3. Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023

External links

• Media related to Hoveton & Wroxham railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Map sources for Hoveton & Wroxham railway station
• Train times and station information for Hoveton & Wroxham railway station from National Rail