Brandon Railway Station

Brandon railway station serves the town of Brandon in Suffolk, England, although the station is actually situated across the county boundary in Norfolk. The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which provides services east to Thetford, Attleborough, Wymondham and Norwich, and west to Ely and Cambridge. Brandon station has been un-staffed since the 1980s.

Currently, the station is served by (approximately) hourly services west to Cambridge and east to Norwich, operated by Greater Anglia. East Midlands Trains operates a single morning service to Norwich (07:20 Monday to Friday; 07:22 on Saturday; no service Sunday).

Prior to the re-introduction of a direct service between Cambridge and Norwich by Anglia Railways (the franchise now incorporated into Greater Anglia), Central Trains served the station as a stop on its route between Norwich and Liverpool. The Norwich to Liverpool route is now operated by East Midlands Trains.

Brandon station saw a large jump in the number of passengers using the station in 2007–2008; this shows a growing demand for rail travel in the area and also bears testament to the value of a regular and frequent rail service at rural stations. The current regular hourly service was publicised and introduced in 2007.

Until Spring 2009, an original telegraph pole route remained in situ from here to Wymondham. This was one of the last remaining in the UK.


Read more about Brandon Railway Station:  Friends of Brandon Station

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