Brandon railway station
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| Brandon | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Brandon | ||
| Local authority | Suffolk | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BND | ||
| Managed by | 'one' | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 23,556 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brandon (source) | |||
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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 'one', who provide services east to Thetford, Attleborough, Wymondham and Norwich, and east to Ely and Cambridge.
Prior to the re-introduction of a direct service between Cambridge and Norwich by Anglia Railways (the franchise now incorportated into 'one'), Central Trains served the station as a stop on its route between Norwich and Liverpool. Central Trains maintains a skeleton service once a day between Cambridge and Norwich and return. Brandon station has been un-staffed since the 1980s.
Currently, the station is served by a two-hourly service to Cambridge(35mins) and Norwich (30mins), operated by 'one'. Central Trains operate an early morning (06:49) and late evening (22:51) to Norwich and Cambridge, respectivly.
[edit] Friends of Brandon Station
In January 2006 the Friends of Brandon Station[1] launched an initiative to look after the station, improve the appearance and facilities, promote the fast and frequent services to Norwich, Ely and Cambridge, and to seek a new tenant for the station buildings, with the ultimate goal of re-opening the station to the public. The Friends have joined both ACorP (the Association of Community Rail Partnerships) and the Adopt-a-Station scheme operated by One Railway
[edit] Trivia
Brandon station was used in at least one episode of the BBC TV comedy Dad's Army as a filming location.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Brandon railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Brandon railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | Central Trains Peterborough-Norwich Mondays-Saturdays only |
Thetford | ||
| Lakenheath Ely on Sundays |
'one' Cambridge-Norwich |
Thetford | ||
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