General information | |||||
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Location | Spooner Row, South Norfolk England | ||||
Coordinates | 52°32′06″N 1°05′10″E / 52.5351°N 1.0860°E | ||||
Grid reference | TM094975 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SPN | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
30 July 1845 | Opened | ||||
September 1847 | Closed | ||||
1 December 1855 | Reopened | ||||
13 July 1964 | Closed to freight | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1,344 | ||||
2019/20 | 276 | ||||
2020/21 | 74 | ||||
2021/22 | 320 | ||||
2022/23 | 382 | ||||
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Spooner Row railway station is on the Breckland line in the East of England, serving the small village of Spooner Row, Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Spooner Row is situated between Attleborough and Wymondham, 111 miles 27 chains (179.2 km) from London Liverpool Street via Ely. The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all of the services calling at the station.
It is one of the least-used stations in Norfolk, with just 1,344 passenger entries/exits in 2018/19, according to Office of Rail and Road estimates, though this figure was a marked increase on just 264 passengers six years prior. On weekdays, there are two trains per day to Norwich and two to Cambridge. In 2020/21, there were 74 passengers, which increased to 320 in 2021/22.[1][2]