Norwich railway station

Norwich railway station is the eastern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the city of Norwich, Norfolk. It is 114mi down the main line from the western terminus, London Liverpool Street.It is also the terminus of several secondary lines: the Breckland Line to, the Bittern Line to Cromer and Sheringham, and the Wherry Lines to and. East Midlands Trains also operates a service to.The station is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates the majority of the trains that serve the station.HistoryAt one time there were three railway stations in Norwich: Norwich Thorpe, which is the current station still known locally as "Thorpe station";, which was once the terminus for certain passenger services from London until 1916 as well as being a goods station until its demolition in the 1970s; and, which was the terminus of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line from, which closed in 1959.Early historyThe original station was opened by the Yarmouth & Norwich Railway (Y&NR) which was the earliest railway in Norfolk. Its Act of Parliament of 18 June 1842 authorised the issue of £200,000 worth of shares to build a line between the two towns, via Reedham and the Yare valley. The chairman was George Stephenson and the chief engineer was his son, Robert Stephenson. Construction started in April 1843 and the 20.5 miles were completed in a year, with an inspection and inaugural run on 12 April 1844, a ceremonial opening on 30 April 1844, followed the next day by the beginning of regular passenger services.