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Title: Bittern Line - Passenger numbers treble in 20 years Post by: grahame on August 19, 2017, 05:32:09 FromITV Anglia (http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2017-08-18/passenger-numbers-treble-on-seaside-rail-line/)
Quote Passenger numbers treble on seaside rail line The number of travellers using a rail line that links Norwich with the Norfolk Broads and the seaside and was once threatened with closure have tripled in the past 20 years. Passengers numbers on the Bittern Line between Norwich and Sheringham have risen from 200,000 to 600,000 per year. The Bittern Line is considered to be one of the most scenic railways in Great Britain connecting towns and villages along the route to Wroxham in the Norfolk Broads and the historic seaside resort of Cromer. Congratulations to the Bittern Line and its operators and CRP in reaching this milestone. Trippling passenger numbers in 20 years represents an average compound growth rate of 6% from one year to the next (19 increases) and shows how a relatively modest, but sustained, increase can make a massive difference. Title: Re: Bitterne Line - Passenger numbers treble in 20 years Post by: ray951 on August 19, 2017, 20:33:46 Sorry isn't it Bittern Line, named after the bird of the same name rather than Bitterne line! Bitterne being a Southampton suburb having a station on the St. Deny's to Fareham line.
Title: Re: Bittern Line - Passenger numbers treble in 20 years Post by: grahame on August 19, 2017, 20:43:08 Sorry isn't it Bittern Line, named after the bird of the same name rather than Bitterne line! Bitterne being a Southampton suburb having a station on the St. Deny's to Fareham line. Corrected. Sorry. Title: Re: Bittern Line - Passenger numbers treble in 20 years Post by: eightf48544 on August 20, 2017, 11:13:58 The Bittern Line is considered to be one of the most scenic railways in Great Britain connecting towns and villages along the route to Wroxham in the Norfolk Broads and the historic seaside resort of Cromer.
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