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The fishing port and holiday resort of Cromer, in the English county of Norfolk, has had a rail service since 1877. It was served by three railway stations for many years and is now served by two. Cromer Beach station, which opened in 1887, was renamed Cromer in 1969 following the closure of the other early stations.
Cromer High station, on the outskirts of the town, was opened in 1877 as the terminus of the Great Eastern Railway main line from London. It was followed in 1887 by Cromer Beach station, on the rural Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GNJR). Cromer Links Halt station, on the little-used and now closed Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway line to North Walsham Town via Overstrand and Mundesley, was opened in 1923.
Following a reduction in traffic caused by Cromer's decline in popularity as a holiday destination after World War II, and the closure of many Norfolk railway lines in the 1950s, a decision was made to concentrate all passenger traffic into a single station. Although Cromer High had far better facilities, it was situated inconveniently on the edge of the town. Therefore, all passenger services were diverted into Cromer Beach (now Cromer) and the other stations closed. Following growth of the town as a commuter town to Norwich, a new station called Roughton Road opened in 1985, near to the site of the former Cromer High.