Wymondham Abbey railway station is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in the town of

Wymondham Wymondham ( ) is a market town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, south-west of Norwich off the A11 road to London. The River Tiffey runs through. The parish, one of Norfolk's largest, includes rural areas to ...

in the English county of

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

. The station is served by heritage services operated by the

Mid-Norfolk Railway The Mid-Norfolk Railway (MNR) is a preserved standard gauge heritage railway, one of the longest in Great Britain. Preservation efforts began in 1974, but the line re-opened to passengers only in the mid-1990s as part of the "new generation" ...

(MNR) between Wymondham and East Dereham.

History

There was historically no station on the exact site now occupied by Wymondham Abbey, although it stands close to the site of the sidings for the ''Briton's Brush Works'', which operated from 1890 to 1985. Access to the sidings was controlled by Church Lane signal box, the remains of which still being visible at the site. A short-lived station was located on the far side of the level crossing to the current platform, with footings for it being discovered during ground works for a new signal box.

Present day

The current Wymondham Abbey railway station, opened in 1999, is the current southern terminus of passenger services on the MNR, although the line continues beyond Wymondham Abbey to a junction with the

Breckland Line The Breckland line is a secondary railway line in the east of England that links in the west to in the east. The line runs through three counties: Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk. It takes its name from the Breckland region of Norfolk, ...

Wymondham railway station Wymondham railway station is on the Breckland Line in the East of England, serving the town of Wymondham, Norfolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. It is situated between and Norwich, from London Liverpool Street via . T ...

. The line between Wymondham Abbey and the Breckland Line is used for stock movements, freight and works trains, for the reversal of the majority of hauled passenger trains and, during special events, timetabled passenger services as far as the operational boundary with Network Rail. Sulzer power at Dereham Gala
/ref> There is minimal car parking at this station, therefore visitors are advised to use parking facilities in Wymondham town centre or make use of the car park at

Dereham Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40& ...

Signal box

The original Church Lane signal box footings survive, but are not located in a suitable location for current needs. A replacement box, using the signal box cabin from

Spooner Row railway station Spooner Row railway station is on the Breckland line in the East of England, serving the village of Spooner Row, Norfolk. The line runs between in the west and in the east. Spooner Row is situated between and , from London Liverpool Street ...

is being constructed beside the level crossing, on the northern end of the original station platform.

Route

References

{{Norfolk Railway Stations Heritage railway stations in Norfolk Railway stations built for UK heritage railways Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1999