Thetford railway station
Railway station in Norfolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thetford railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England, serving the market town of Thetford, Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
General information | |||||
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Location | Thetford, Breckland England | ||||
Grid reference | TL867836 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TTF | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 30 July 1845 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.300 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.287 million | ||||
2020/21 | 73,700 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.226 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.277 million | ||||
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Thetford is situated between Brandon and Harling Road, 93 miles 50 chains (150.7 km) from London Liverpool Street via Ely. The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which operates most of the services, typically one to two trains per hour in either direction. East Midlands Railway operates a regular service between Norwich and Liverpool Lime Street via Nottingham and Manchester Piccadilly.
It is the nearest station to the Center Parcs holiday village at Elveden Forest, approximately five miles to the west.