Gunton

Gunton
Opened	29 July 1876
CRS code	GNT
Operator	Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Community Details
Station of the Month	October 2021
Category	East of England

Gunton station opened on 29 July 1876 on the East Norfolk Railway's line from Norwich to Cromer. Intended primarily as a convenient station for Lord Sutton, a local landowner and major financier of the railway, the station takes its name from the Lord's residence, Gunton Hall. There is no village of the same name; the nearest being Lower Street around a ten-minute walk away. The nearest major town is North Walsham.

The station is located on a single track branch line and is operated by Greater Anglia. It is unstaffed with a single operational platform, however an unused platform and station building remain; the station was originally the site of a passing loop to enable a higher frequency of trains to operate on the branch to Sheringham - services beyond there towards Cromer were withdrawn as part of the Beeching Report in 1967, with the line now forming the North Norfolk Railway, a heritage line.

Services are exclusively provided by Stadler class 755 bi-mode units.

Station of the Month

The station featured in the inaugural October 2021 Stations of the Month Challenge in the NR East of England category. There were no entries.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
North Walsham towards Norwich		Greater Anglia		Roughton Road towards Sheringham