Roughton Road railway station

Roughton Road National Rail
File:Roughton Road Railway station 10 Nov 2007 (1).JPG
General information
Location	Cromer, North Norfolk England
Grid reference	TG219407
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	RNR
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	20 May 1985
Passengers
2019/20	Decrease 22,552
2020/21	Decrease 3,304
2021/22	Increase 20,956
2022/23	Increase 24,670
2023/24	Decrease 21,736
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Roughton Road railway station is a stop on the Bittern Line in Norfolk, England, on the outskirts of the town of Cromer. It takes its name from the street on which it is located and is several miles north of the village of Roughton. It is 24 miles 1 chain (38.6 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Gunton and Cromer stations.

History

It is a modern halt station that was opened by British Rail in 1985. Today it is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all passenger trains that call. It is unstaffed and consists of a single platform. The station is approximately half a mile from the site of a closed station called Cromer High, the former terminus of the Great Eastern Railway (GER). It is located on the site of the former junction between the GER and the Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway, at the entrance to the disused Cromer Tunnel.

Services

All services at Roughton Road are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 755 BMUs. The typical off-peak service is one train every two hours in each direction between Norwich and Sheringham via Cromer. During the peak hours, the service is increased to one train per hour in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Gunton		Greater Anglia Bittern Line		Cromer

External links

• Train times and station information for Roughton Road railway station from National Rail