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Encyclopedia > Bittern Line
Bittern Line
Principal stations

Norwich
Salhouse
Hoveton and Wroxham
(for The Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ...Bure Valley Railway)
Worstead
North Walsham
Gunton
Roughton Road
Cromer (reverse)
West Runton
Sheringham
(for Description The North Norfolk Railway __ also known as the Poppy Line __ is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland. ...North Norfolk Railway)

The Bittern Line is a railway line from This article is about the English city. ...Norwich to Cromer is a seaside town on the very northern coast of Norfolk, England, with a Victorian pier. ...Cromer and Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer. ...Sheringham in For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR_fk) is a low_lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...Norfolk.


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

  • This article is about the English city. ...Norwich
  • Salhouse is a small village south of the River Bure within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England. ...Salhouse
  • Hoveton (pronounced Hov|ton) is a village on the River Bure in Norfolk, England within The Broads National Park. ...Hoveton and Wroxham is a small town in Norfolk within The Broads National Park. ...Wroxham
    • Connection with the Narrow_gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ...narrow_gauge The Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ...Bure Valley A scene on a heritage railway. ...heritage railway.
  • Worstead is a town in Norfolk, England, south of North Walsham and north of Wroxham. ...Worstead
  • North Walsham is a market town in Norfolk, England, south of Cromer and north of Wroxham. ...North Walsham
  • Roughton Road (a suburb of Cromer)
  • Cromer is a seaside town on the very northern coast of Norfolk, England, with a Victorian pier. ...Cromer (reverse)
  • West Runton
  • Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer. ...Sheringham

The line was opened between This article is about the English city. ...Norwich and North Walsham is a market town in Norfolk, England, south of Cromer and north of Wroxham. ...North Walsham in Events January _ April January 1 _ New York City annexes The Bronx January 23 _ Marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, to Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia. ...1874 by the East Norfolk Railway, and it reached Cromer is a seaside town on the very northern coast of Norfolk, England, with a Victorian pier. ...Cromer by 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...1877. The rest of the line, between Cromer and Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer. ...Sheringham, was opened in 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...1887, and is the remains of the A British railway company. ...Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from Melton Constable _ Norfolk _ U.K. Melton Constable sits on fairly high ground a little to the west of Holt. ...Melton Constable. Part of that line from Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, west of Cromer. ...Sheringham to This article is about the town in Norfolk, for the village in Dorset see Holt, Dorset. ...Holt is preserved as the Description The North Norfolk Railway __ also known as the Poppy Line __ is a heritage railway in Norfolk, England running between the coastal town of Sheringham and Holt which is further inland. ...North Norfolk Railway


Passenger services are operated by Mk 3B DVT no. ...'One' Railway using Class 150/2, no. ...Class 150, Class 153, no. ...Class 153, Current Operations After privatisation, the Class 156 fleet was split between several franchises, which are described below. ...Class 156 or Class 170, no. ...Class 170 A diesel multiple unit can be: a multiple unit powered by a diesel engine; one or more of these form a passenger train; a combination of diesel powered locomotives operating under the control of one engine_driver, coupled together consecutively, usually at the head end of the train, which further...diesel multiple units. The line is named after the † see also: Heron The bitterns are members of the heron family Ardeidae. ...bittern, a rare bird found in the reedy wetlands of Norfolk.


External links

  • The Bittern Line. (http://www.bitternline.com/)


For transport in Northern Ireland, see rail transport in Ireland Class 180 Multiple Unit of First Great Western at speed near Yate, Bristol, England. ...Railway lines in Great Britain:

High_speed main lines:

Model showing the current redevelopment of the Kings Cross area with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link terminal behind the barrel vaulted St Pancras Station on the left. ...Channel Tunnel Rail Link _ Channel Tunnel in cross section The English terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; once popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50km long rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting Cheriton in Kent, England...Channel Tunnel

'Classic' main lines:

Cross-Country - GNER White Rose train at Kings Cross railway station The East Coast Main Line (ECML) is a major railway line in the United Kingdom which links London to Aberdeen, via Stevenage, Peterborough, Grantham, Doncaster, York, Durham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Dunbar, Edinburgh, Leuchars, Dundee and Arbroath. ...East Coast _ The Great Eastern Main Line is the railway line from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich and Norwich. ...Great Eastern _ Categories: Rail stubs | British railway lines ...Great Western _ Midland Main Line at St Albans The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ...Midland _ The WCML at Rugby The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...West Coast

Other main lines:

The Brighton Main Line is the railway line from London Victoria and London Bridge to Brighton. ...Brighton _ Chiltern - Chatham - Hastings - The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ...Highland _ Kent Coast - Fenchurch Street Station The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) was a British railway company, and line built by that company, linking London eastwards along the north bank of River Thames to Tilbury and Southend. ...London, Tilbury and Southend _ The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ...North Wales _ Portsmouth Direct - The Settle-Carlisle Railway (S&C) is a 72 mile (115 km) long main-railway line in northern England. ...Settle_Carlisle _ South Wales - The South Western Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Weymouth on the Dorset coast. ...South Western _ Welsh Marches - The Wessex Main Line is the railway line from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton. ...Wessex _ West Anglia - West of England

Secondary routes:

The Airedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds with Morecambe and Carlisle in the North of England. ...Airedale _ The Arun Valley Line is a branch of the Brighton Main Line, leaving the line just after Three Bridges. ...Arun Valley _ The Ayrshire Coast Line is one of the lines within the Strathclyde suburban rail network. ...Ayrshire Coast _ The Caldervale line is a railway from Leeds to Manchester Victoria and Blackpool North in the north of England. ...Caldervale _ Cambridge-Norwich - Cotswold - The Dearne Valley line is a railway connecting Sheffield and Rotherham with York in the North of England. ...Dearne Valley _ East Coastway - Golden Valley - Glasgow South Western - The Hallam Line is a railway connecting Leeds and Sheffield via Barnsley in the North of England. ...Hallam _ The Harrogate line is a railway connecting Leeds, Harrogate, Knaresborough and York in the north of England. ...Harrogate _ Harwich _ The Hope Valley Line is a railway line in England linking Sheffield with Manchester. ...Hope Valley _ The Huddersfield line is a railway from Leeds to Liverpool and Manchester in England Within West Yorkshire it stops at the following stations (ordered going away from Leeds): Metrocard Zone 1 Leeds Metrocard Zone 2 Cottingley Morley Batley Metrocard Zone 3 Dewsbury Ravensthorpe Wakefield Kirkgate (Also on the Pontefract and...Huddersfield _ Lea Valley - The Leeds-Bradford line is a railway with two branches, one connecting Leeds with Bradford Forster Square and the other connecting Leeds with Bradford Interchange. ...Leeds_Bradford _ Medway Valley - North Downs - The Pontefract line is a railway connecting Leeds, Pontefract, Wakefield and Goole in the North of England. ...Pontefract _ The Robin Hood Line is a rail line running from Nottingham city centre to Worksop, Nottinghamshire. ...Robin Hood _ Riviera - The Wakefield line is a railway connecting Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster in the north of England. ...Wakefield _ West Coastway - The West Highland Main Line is one of the most romantic railway lines in Britain, linking the fishing port of Mallaig on the west coast to Glasgow. ...West Highland _ York & Selby

Commuter lines:

The Alton Line is a line of railway stations in the south of England, stretching from Alton to Ash Vale, served by South West Trains passenger services. ...Alton _ The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ...Argyle _ The Bexleyheath Line is last of the three rail routes created between the outskirts of London and Dartford in Kent. ...Bexleyheath _ The Cross-City Line is a suburban railway line in the West Midlands region of England. ...Birmingham Cross_City _ Braintree - Caterham - Catford Loop - Chase - Dartford Loop - The Gospel Oak to Barking line is a train line in North and East London which connects Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in East London. ...Gospel Oak_Barking _ Hayes - Inverclyde - Ivanhoe - Maesteg - Mid-Kent - Morecambe - The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. ...North Clyde _ North Kent - The North London Line is a railway line through northern London. ...North London _ The Northern City Line is an underground railway in London, England. ...Northern City _ Oxted - Romford-Upminster - Severn Beach - Sheerness - There are two railway South London Lines, both operated by Southern — the inner and outer lines, both running from London Victoria to London Bridge. ...South London _ St Albans Abbey - Sutton & Mole Valley - Tattenham Corner - Walsall - The West London Line is a short overground railway linking Clapham Junction in the south to Willesden Junction in the north. ...West London _ The Wharfedale line is a railway line connecting Leeds and Bradford with Ilkley in West Yorkshire. ...Wharfedale _ Whifflet

Rural lines:

The Atlantic Coast Line is a railway line from Par, near St. ...Atlantic Coast _ The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth. ...Avocet _ Bittern _ Buxton _ Cambrian - Crouch Valley - Cumbrian Coast - The Conwy Valley Line is a railway line in North Wales. ...Conwy Valley _ Derwent Valley - Durham Coast - East Suffolk - Esk Valley - Far North - Felixstowe - Fen Line - Furness - Heart of Wales - Heart of Wessex - Isle of Wight unit 483 001 in 1989, when the line was run by Network SouthEast Island Line is the smallest of the Train Operating Companies that make up Britains National Rail network. ...Island Line _ Kyle of Lochalsh - Looe Valley - Lymington - Maritime - Marshlink - Marston Vale - The Penistone line is a railway connecting Huddersfield and Sheffield via Penistone and Barnsley in the North of England. ...Penistone _ Ribble Valley - St Ives - Sudbury - Tamar Valley - Tarka - Tees Valley - Tyne Valley - Wherry - Windermere - Yorkshire Coast

Closed major routes:

This is about the historic company; see also about the present day preserved Great Central Steam Railway. ...Great Central _ Honeybourne _ The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) was an English railway company jointly owned by the Midland Railway and the London and South Western Railway. ...Somerset & Dorset _ Waverley - Woodhead


  Results from FactBites:
 
Bittern Line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (270 words)
The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk, England.
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.
The Bittern Line (427 words)
The line is some 30 miles long, connecting the magnificent city of Norwich with the north Norfolk coastal towns of Cromer and Sheringham, via the Norfolk Broads at Salhouse, Hoveton and Wroxham.
The Bittern Line has something for everyone - it offers a wide range of things to do for passengers of all ages.
The Bittern Line truly is, "The line for all seasons and a ride for all reasons"!
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