Oulton Broad North railway station

Oulton Broad North
Oulton Broad North railway station
General information
Location	Oulton Broad, East Suffolk England
Grid reference	TM524931
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	OUN
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Norfolk Railway[1]
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1847	Opened as Mutford[1]
1 July 1881	Renamed Oulton Broad (Mutford)
November 1915	Renamed Oulton Broad
26 September 1927	Renamed Oulton Broad North
Passengers
2019/20	0.106 million
2020/21	21,768
2021/22	98,344
2022/23	0.109 million
2023/24	0.125 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Oulton Broad North railway station (originally opened as Mutford and later known as Oulton Broad (Mutford) and Oulton Broad) is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, and is one of two stations serving Oulton Broad, Suffolk. The other is Oulton Broad South on the East Suffolk Line. Oulton Broad North is 22 miles 4 chains (35.5 km) down the line from Norwich on the route to Lowestoft. The East Suffolk Line runs between Lowestoft and Ipswich.

The station building dates from the station's opening in 1847. Today, the station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains that call but is unstaffed.

The tracks from Lowestoft split into two separate lines to Norwich and Ipswich just before Oulton Broad North. Trains to Ipswich pass Oulton Broad North closely, but there has never been a platform for them to call there. The Ipswich trains call at Oulton Broad South, which is about three-quarters of a mile by road to the south.

Services

As of December 2018, the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Oulton Broad North is as follows:

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Typical frequency	Note
Greater Anglia	Lowestoft - Oulton Broad North - Somerleyton - Haddiscoe - Reedham - Cantley - Buckenham (request stop) - Brundall - Norwich	Class 755	1x per hour in each direction	Reduced stops for every other train

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• Train times and station information for Oulton Broad North railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Somerleyton		Greater Anglia Wherry Lines Lowestoft branch		Lowestoft

52.4777°N 1.7157°E / 52.4777; 1.7157