Brandon railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Brandon, Breckland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°27′14″N 0°37′27″E / 52.4539°N 0.6243°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TL784872 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BND | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Norfolk Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Eastern Counties Railway, Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 30 July 1845 | Opened as Brandon | ||||
| 1 July 1923 | Renamed Brandon (Norfolk) | ||||
| 1 March 1925 | Renamed Brandon | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 26,804 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 93,682 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.115 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.119 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.129 million | ||||
Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
| Official name | Brandon Railway Station | ||||
| Designated | 28 August 2020 | ||||
| Reference no. | 1471392 | ||||
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Brandon railway station is on the Breckland Line in the East of England, serving the town of Brandon, Suffolk, although the station is actually situated across the county boundary in Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Brandon is 86 miles 32 chains (139 km) from London Liverpool Street via Ely. It is managed by Greater Anglia, which operates most of the services. The station building was designed by the sculptor John Thomas and completed in 1845. The station is Grade II listed.