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Location notes
The principal intermediate station on the Ely-Norwich line.
Railway type and traffic
Mostly diesel multiple units and a small amount of freight.. The odd steam hauled charter to Norwich also appears.
Environment
A busy country town. Station is manned and seems enthusiast friendly. Pub next door, maybe worth avoiding late evenings.
Road directions
Thetford is on the A11 through Anglia. The station is well signposted in Thetford. Small station car park on south side. Minor road (Station Lane) on north side with free parking - will need map reading skills to find it off A134!
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Thetford Station map co-ordinates
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Thetford Station map co-ordinates
Parking
OK in middle of day, but avoid pre peak times as parking will be expensive. Small station car park on south side. Minor road (Station Lane) on north side with free parking - will need map reading skills to find it off A134!
Public transport
Thetford is well served by bus and train operators.
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Amenities
Plenty in Thetford town center.
Sun Compass
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Thetford Station
Streetmap links
Thetford Station general view map
Thetford Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Thetford Station
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Thetford Station
Googly map
Thetford Station general view map
Thetford Station close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Thetford Station
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Photographic notes
Nice old station canopies mean shots looking east need to be taken at platform level. From the footbridge the canopies obscure the eastbound view. Looking west a nice shot can be had from footbridge of Norwich-bound trains or going away shots of Ely-bound trains. The track loops in almost a horseshoe through the station so angles can be had throughout the day.
General views - All photographs © Paul Davis unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking east
Fig 2 - Looking west
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
