Diss Railway Station
Diss is a railway station which serves the town of Diss in Norfolk, England. The station is on the Great Eastern Main Line 20 miles (32 km) south of Norwich towards London Liverpool Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Greater Anglia. There were formerly a number of stations between Diss and Norwich, but these were all shut during the Beeching Axe in favour of speedier journey times. It was once between Burston and Mellis on the Great Eastern Main Line. Its postcode is IP22 4HN. It has a waiting room on each platform; toilets on the London side (Platform 1). It has a ticket office, and ticket machines for when the ticket office is closed, one located on each platform.
The old station master's house, which is part of the station and mostly the stations upstairs accommodation, is currently in use privately, for one of the towns taxi companies.
Because of its location, Diss is the only station on the Greater Anglia network to be exclusively served by Intercity trains. This means it is also one of a small number of stations in the UK to only be served by Intercity trains.
Read more about Diss Railway Station: Train Services
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