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Sheringham railway station

Sheringham railway station

Railway station in Norfolk, England

For the North Norfolk Railway heritage station, see Sheringham railway station (North Norfolk Railway).

Sheringham railway station is the northern terminus of the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, serving the town of Sheringham. It is 30 miles 22 chains (30.28 mi; 48.7 km) down the line from Norwich (including the reversal at Cromer). Its three-letter station code is SHM.

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It was opened by British Rail on 2 January 1967 replacing the original station in Sheringham opened by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, which is located across the road, enabling the closure of the level crossing there. The original station subsequently became the terminus of the North Norfolk Railway heritage line. At the time of opening, the railway itself was listed for closure; the basic timber platform provided was intended to cover only the last months of the line's operation.[1]

The station is situated on the southern edge of the town centre, but within walking distance of the beach. It is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

Services

All services at Sheringham are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs.

The typical service on all days of the week is one train per hour to and from Norwich via Cromer.[2]

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Rebuild

The old platform, intended as a temporary structure when the line was scheduled for closure. This photograph was taken before the restoration of the level crossing, showing the buffer stops that marked the limit of operation at that time.

With the pending introduction of longer Stadler FLIRT Class 755 units by Abellio Greater Anglia, the temporary station platform was finally scheduled to be replaced. The replacement platform would be doubled in length, to 80 metres, and fitted with improved lighting and shelter. The station was due to be closed between Sunday 31 March and Sunday 5 May 2019 for the works to be completed.[3] In April, it was reported that the reopening of the station would be delayed due to a fault with supplied components.[4] Further delays were then caused by issues with signalling.[5] The station finally reopened in late May 2019.[6]

Connection with the North Norfolk Railway

The second train to use the new level crossing in April 2010

Between 2007 and 2010, work was undertaken to reinstate the original level crossing across the road to allow trains from Norwich to run onto the North Norfolk Railway (NNR) heritage line tracks. In December 2007, the BBC reported that Network Rail supported the plans to allow occasional crossing of the tracks for trains onto the heritage route. Work began in January 2010, with the moving of the NNR headshunt to slew into line with the National Rail section. The link was reinstated in March 2010, when the first passenger train over the new crossing was hauled by steam locomotive Oliver Cromwell from London Liverpool Street.[7][8] Occasional uses by charter trains and visiting rolling stock are anticipated not to exceed 12 times a year.

The North Norfolk Railway also operate a number of dining trains over the entire surviving section of the M&GN, between Holt and Cromer, during summer months.[9] Services began in 2016, working in partnership with the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, who were already a licensed operator on Network Rail;[10] these trains do not stop at the national railway station.

References

  1. [1]
    Proposed withdrawal of passenger services between Norwich - Sheringham. 1967
  2. [2]
    Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2023
  3. [3]
    "New, longer Sheringham station platform to be installed ready for new trains | Greater Anglia". www.greateranglia.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  4. [4]
    Frank-Keyes, Jessica. "Sheringham station £1m platform reopening delayed due to fault". North Norfolk News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Station opening delayed over signalling". 16 May 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. [6]
    Frank-Keyes, Jessica. "Sheringham station reopened after £1m platform works twice delayed". North Norfolk News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  7. [7]
    NNR Sheringham Level Crossing Archived 1 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  8. [8]
    "Sheringham sees steam reconnected". 11 March 2010. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  9. [9]
    "Mainline Cromer Dining Trains". Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. [10]
    "Railway Partnership for New Cromer Service". North York Moors Historical Railway Trust - NYMR. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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