Diss railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Diss |
| Local authority | South Norfolk |
| Grid reference | TM127796 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DIS |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |  0.314 million |
| 2005/06 | 0.326 million |
| 2006/07 | 0.418 million |
| 2007/08 | 0.552 million |
| 2008/09 | 0.560 million |
| 2009/10 |  0.539 million |
| 2010/11 | 0.601 million |
| 2011/12 | 0.615 million |
| 2012/13 | 0.646 million |
| 2013/14 | 0.676 million |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Diss from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Diss railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Diss, Norfolk. It is 94 miles 79 chains (152.9 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stowmarket to the south and Norwich to the north. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Norwich. Its three-letter station code is DIS.
The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.
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History
The station at Diss was proposed by the Ipswich & Bury Railway as part of their route to Norwich. Such were the changes in the railway industry that in 1847 the Ipswich & Bury Railway became part of the Eastern Union Railway, which started operating in 1849. This became part of the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) in 1854, which amalgamated with several other companies in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway (GER).[1]
In 1873 there was an incident at Diss when a goods train a and passenger train collided in foggy conditions, injuring four passengers.[2]
In 1883 a signal box was opened, possibly replacing an earlier structure.[3]
Following the 1921 grouping the GER amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and at nationalisation in 1948 this became the Eastern Region of British Railways.
In 1985 the line through Diss was electrified by British Rail to the 25kV overhead system and the following year electrically-hauled InterCity services commenced. At the same time the signal box was closed as power-signalling was introduced to the area.
In 1994 British railways were privatised and the ownership of the tracks and station passed to Railtrack until 2002, and then to its successor Network Rail. During this period the operation of the station and train services has been franchised to Anglia Railways (1997-2004), then National Express East Anglia (2004-2012) and currently Abellio Greater Anglia (since 2012).
Description
A goods yard was located on the "up" (eastern) side of the line equipped with a shed for the loading and unloading of goods as well as cattle pens.[4] Until the 1880s the Scole Estate Railway (an agricultural railway for William Betts' family at Frenze Hall, which extended for seven miles and had two engines)[5] had a connection into the station yard.[6]
As of 2013 the station has a waiting room on each platform and toilets on the up side (platform 1). It has a ticket office and ticket machines, one located on each platform. The old station master's house, which is part of the station and mostly the station's upstairs accommodation, is currently being used by one of the town's taxi companies.
Services
Services at Diss are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia between London Liverpool Street and Norwich. In the summer there are additionally a number of Saturday services for Great Yarmouth.
As well as the express services between London and Norwich, a local all-stations service also called at Diss serving other stations such as Mellis, Burston and Tivetshall. This local service was withdrawn in 1966 when the smaller stations were closed.
References
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