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A railway station for Long Stratton

Railfuture have produced a report ‘Long Stratton – a new station for South Norfolk’ which sets out the case for a new station on the Great Eastern Mainline near to the growing town of Long Stratton.
At 20 miles, the distance between Norwich and Diss stations is the longest interval between stations in the whole East of England. Long Stratton lies midway between Norwich and Diss, and with 2,000 new homes planned will grow to a population of around 10,000.
We hope that our report will create a lively debate around the benefits a new station can bring, and that before too long a railway station will be considered a necessary addition to the infrastructure of this growing town.
The report is here:
www.railfuture.org.uk/east/docs/Railfuture-East-Anglia-2020-11-23-Long-Stratton-Station-Report.pdf

Foxton Travel Hub consultation

Railuture East Anglia's response to the Foxton Travel Hub consultation can be downloaded here:
www.railfuture.org.uk/east/docs/Railfuture-East-Anglia-20191025-Foxton-Travel-Hub-consultation-response.pdf

Fund for Passenger Improvements

Stations impacted during last year’s timetable disruption across the Govia Thameslink Railway Network have each been allocated £80k from a £15 million Passenger Benefit Fund for passenger improvements.
www.passengerbenefitfund.co.uk/the-fund
GTR provide a helpful document with ideas and costings here:
www.passengerbenefitfund.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Local-Passenger-Benefit-Fund-Schemes-Costing-sheet-1.pdf

Railfuture East Anglia's response is here:
www.railfuture.org.uk/east/docs/Railfuture-East-Anglia-2019-07-30-Response-to-Passenger-Benefit-Fund-Consultation.pdf

Station Footfall

East Anglia station footfall figures for 2017/18
www.railfuture.org.uk/east/docs/Railfuture-East-Anglia-station-usage-estimates-2017-18-from-ORR-figures.pdf
Overall East Anglia station growth compared the previous year was 3.3%, against a national total of 0.4%.