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Location notes
Norwich is the northern terminus for the 'one' Anglia Intercity services on the GEML. It is in the heart of Norfolk with loads of scenery and a thriving city.
Railway type and traffic
Greater Anglia IC services operated by Class 90 + MKIII sets (half hourly). Local services operated by Class 156/153 sprinter DMUs( hourly). Greater Anglia also runs an Ely/Cambridge service using class 170 DMUs (Hourly). East Midlands Trains also operate out of Norwich with an hourly Liverpool Lime Street diagram.
The occasional freight uses the sidings to reverse and these are usually DB Schenker 66 operated although a Class 60 hauled service is not unheard of.
The occasional freight uses the sidings to reverse and these are usually DB Schenker 66 operated although a Class 60 hauled service is not unheard of.
Environment
Norwich can be a busy station at times especially during football days and on Saturdays. The station is located on the out skirts of the city near the river Wensum. Best to avoid Ipswich Town football strips on days when Ipswich are not playing!
Road directions
From the A47/A140 interchange:
Exit left onto the A140 and head into Norwich. At the first roundabout take the 4th left onto Ipswich Road. After crossing the railway turn right onto Hall Road and continue to the next roundabout. Take the 3rd exit, left onto Barrett Road and follow to the next roundabout. Take the 2nd left onto Bracondale and then right onto King Street. Morrisons should be near you here. Follow this road round and the station is on the right
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Norwich Station map co-ordinates
Exit left onto the A140 and head into Norwich. At the first roundabout take the 4th left onto Ipswich Road. After crossing the railway turn right onto Hall Road and continue to the next roundabout. Take the 3rd exit, left onto Barrett Road and follow to the next roundabout. Take the 2nd left onto Bracondale and then right onto King Street. Morrisons should be near you here. Follow this road round and the station is on the right
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Norwich Station map co-ordinates
Parking
The station has a reasonable sized car park and also there is a 1500 space multi-storey over the road.
Public transport
The number 25 First Group bus runs every 20mins as well as a regular service by the Norwich Orbital Bus. All busses stop on the station forecourt and end up back at the Norwich City Bus Station were you can connect with other bus services.
One and Central trains run regular services to Norwich.
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One and Central trains run regular services to Norwich.
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Amenities
The station itself has a number of shops including WHSmith, Budgens and Upper Crust (be warned, its very expensive!). A waiting room is provided as well as public toilets and a customer service office. The BTP also have a strong presence here. In the immediate area, there is a bowling alley, cinema and all manor of food outlets and restaurants.
Accommodation
There are a number of hotels in Norwich.
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Norwich Station
Streetmap links
Norwich Station general view map
Norwich Station close up map
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Norwich Station
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Norwich Station
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Norwich Station general view map
Norwich Station close up map
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Norwich Station
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Photographic notes
This authors preferred location while at the station is at the end of platform 1/2, which offers a good all-round view of trains departing and arriving. The light is good all day, but being Norfolk, it is prone to rain! Also, remember to ask at the office before you go onto the platforms and please be polite!
General views - All photographs © Oli Smith unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north west
Fig 2- Looking south east
Fig 3 - Looking south east
Fig 4 - Looking south east
Fig 5 - Looking south west
Locos on the low level sidings
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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.
