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Haddiscoe
General information
Location	St Olaves, South Norfolk England
Grid reference	TM458985
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	HAD
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
9 May 1904	Opened as Haddiscoe Low Level
After 2 November 1959	Renamed Haddiscoe
Passengers
2019/20	12,650
2020/21	2,870
2021/22	9,086
2022/23	10,304
2023/24	12,064
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Haddiscoe railway station (formerly Haddiscoe Low Level) is a stop on the Wherry Lines in Norfolk, England. It named after the village of Haddiscoe, some 2 miles (3.2 km) away; however, the village of St Olaves, sited on the other side of the River Waveney, is closer. The station is 16 miles 11 chains (26 km) down the line from Norwich, on the route to Lowestoft; it is situated between Reedham and Somerleyton. Its three-letter station code is HAD.

Haddiscoe station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

History

An earlier Haddiscoe station was opened by the Norfolk Railway in 1847 but was later closed by the Great Eastern Railway in 1904. It was replaced by this station, originally named Haddiscoe Low Level, at the junction of the Wherry Line and the now closed Yarmouth-Beccles Line from London to Yarmouth.

An existing station on the Yarmouth-Beccles Line at this junction was renamed from Herringfleet Junction to Haddiscoe High Level at the same time.

Both the High Level station and the Low Level station operated until the British Transport Commission withdrew services on the Yarmouth line in 1959 and closed the associated High Level station. British Railways subsequently renamed the remaining station Haddiscoe.

A link between the two lines existed, controlled by Haddiscoe Junction signal box. In 1961,the signal box was preserved in the transport gallery at the Science Museum, Kensington, where it was adapted to display various kinds of signalling equipment. In 1995 it was moved to the Mangapps Railway Museum.

Services

The typical off-peak service at Haddiscoe is as follows:

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Reedham		Greater Anglia Wherry Lines Lowestoft branch		Somerleyton

References

1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
2. Railway World December 1967, p. 543
3. "Timetables". Greater Anglia. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.

Sources

• Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.

External links

• Map sources for Haddiscoe railway station

• Train times and station information for Haddiscoe railway station from National Rail
• Mangapps Railway Museum

52°31′44″N 1°37′21″E / 52.52887°N 1.62239°E / 52.52887; 1.62239

• Railway stations in Norfolk
• DfT Category F2 stations
• Former Great Eastern Railway stations
• Railway stations served by Greater Anglia
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1904