Acle railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the town of Acle, in Norfolk. It lies down the line from on the route to .
History
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 Rail.
Until 2019, trains were formed by diesel multiple units of Classes , or . During the summer months, some locomotive-hauled trains, top-and-tailed with a at either end, would work some services on the Wherry Lines.
Today, the station is managed by Greater Anglia, which operates all passenger services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth with Stadler FLIRT electro-diesel multiple units.
The station has the only passing loop on the Acle branch of the line. A coaling depot was once located here.
Services The typical off-peak service at Acle is as follows:
Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency Greater Anglia Norwich - Brundall Gardens - Brundall - Lingwood - Acle - Great Yarmouth Class 755 1x per hour each way
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External links
Station on a navigable O.S. map