Acle railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the town of Acle, Norfolk. It is 10 miles 34 chains (16.8 km) down the line from Norwich on the route to Great Yarmouth. Its three-letter station code is ACL.
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Acle | |
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General information | |
Location | Acle, Broadland England |
Grid reference | TG398100 |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | ACL |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
12 March 1883 | Opened |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 47,714 |
2017/18 | 44,914 |
2018/19 | 45,336 |
2019/20 | 41,618 |
2020/21 | 8,478 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1883, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway following the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948.
When sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Regional Railways until the privatisation of British Railways.
Today the station is served by Greater Anglia, which operates the services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. Until 2019, trains were formed by diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 or 170. During the summer months, some locomotive-hauled trains, top-and-tailed with a Class 37 at either end, would work certain services on the Wherry Lines. All services are now operated by the brand new Class 755 Stadler FLIRT electro-diesel multiple units.
The station has the only passing loop on the Acle branch of the line, and in times past there was a coaling depot.
As of May 2020[update] the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Acle is as follows:[1]
Services are reduced to 1tp2h on Sundays.
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Lingwood or Norwich | Greater Anglia Wherry Lines |
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