Brundall Gardens railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brundall Gardens
Brundall Gardens
	Looking west
General information
Location	Brundall, Broadland, Norfolk; England
Grid reference	TG314083
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BGA
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 August 1924	Opened as Brundall Gardens Halt
6 May 1968	Renamed Brundall Gardens
Passengers
2018/19	12,248
2019/20	9,408
2020/21	9,318
2021/22	11,358
2022/23	14,458
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brundall Gardens railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in the East of England, serving the western side of the village of Brundall, Norfolk. It is sited 4 miles 66 chains (7.8 km) down the line from Norwich on the routes to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. Its three-letter station code is BGA.^[1] It is managed and served by Greater Anglia.

History

A station at Brundall Gardens, known initially as Brundall Gardens Halt, was opened on 1 August 1924, 80 years after the opening of the line. This was in response to an increasing level of tourism to the lakes and waterways close to the station.^[2]

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Brundall Gardens is as follows:^[3]

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Typical frequency
Greater Anglia	Norwich - Brundall Gardens - Brundall - Lingwood - Acle - Great Yarmouth	Class 755	1x per hour in each direction

On Mondays to Saturdays, two Norwich to Lowestoft trains also stop at Brundall Gardens during the morning peak. Additionally, the second of the two daily stopping services to Great Yarmouth via Reedham also calls here.

On Sundays, there are eight trains a day in both directions, serving the station every two hours. The last Up train of the day is from Great Yarmouth via Reedham; all other services take the route via Acle.

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Norwich		Greater Anglia Wherry Lines	Brundall
	Historical railways
Whitlingham Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway Yarmouth and Norwich Railway	Brundall Line and station open

References

^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
^ Gordon, D. I. (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The eastern counties. Phoenix House. p. 171.
^ "Timetables". Greater Anglia. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.