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Norwich

Salhouse

Hoveton And Wroxham

(for Bure Valley Railway )

Worstead

North Walsham

Gunton

Roughton Road

Cromer (reverse)

West Runton

Sheringham

(for North Norfolk Railway )
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The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk .

The towns and villages served by the route are listed below.

The line was opened between Norwich and North Walsham in 1874 by the East Norfolk Railway , and it reached Cromer by 1877 . The rest of the line, between Cromer and Sheringham , was opened in 1887 , and is the remains of the Midland And Great Northern Joint Railway line from Melton Constable . Part of that line from Sheringham to Holt is preserved as the North Norfolk Railway .

Passenger services are operated by 'One' Railway using Class 150 , Class 153 , Class 156 or Class 170 Diesel Multiple Unit s. The line is named after the Bittern , a rare bird found in the reedy wetlands of Norfolk.

The line is not electrified


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