Somerleyton railway station

Somerleyton railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the village of Somerleyton, Suffolk. It is 18 miles (29 km) down the line from Norwich on the route to Lowestoft, and is less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from Somerleyton Hall on foot. Its three-letter station code is SYT.^[2]

Somerleyton
General information
Location	Somerleyton, East Suffolk England
Grid reference	TM479965
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SYT
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Norfolk Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1847	Opened[1]
Passengers
2018/19	12,972
2019/20	10,898
2020/21	2,194
2021/22	8,696
2022/23	9,010
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

In The Rings of Saturn, the author W. G. Sebald describes travelling by train from Norwich and crossing the line to walk to Somerleyton Hall.

Services

As of December 2016^[update] the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Somerleyton is as follows:

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Typical frequency
Greater Anglia	Lowestoft - Oulton Broad North - Somerleyton - Haddiscoe - Reedham - Cantley - Brundall - Norwich	Class 755.	1x every 2 hours in each direction

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.

External links

• Train times and station information for Somerleyton railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Haddiscoe		Greater Anglia Wherry Lines Lowestoft branch		Oulton Broad North
	Historical railways
Haddiscoe (Norfolk Railway) Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway Norfolk Railway		Oulton Broad North Line and station open

52.5102°N 1.6522°E / 52.5102; 1.6522