Thetford railway station
You can reach 56 stations directly from Thetford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Ely, with 66 trains a day.
Thetford is the nearest station for postcodes in IP24. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Thetford
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ely | 66 | 64 | 45 |
| Norwich | 66 | 64 | 46 |
| Attleborough | 44 | 42 | 30 |
| Wymondham | 43 | 42 | 30 |
| Brandon | 39 | 37 | 28 |
| Cambridge | 36 | 34 | 26 |
| Cambridge North | 36 | 34 | 26 |
| Nottingham | 28 | 28 | 20 |
| Peterborough | 28 | 28 | 20 |
| Grantham | 26 | 28 | 20 |
| Alfreton | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Chesterfield | 24 | 24 | 16 |
| Sheffield | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 22 | 22 | 14 |
| Stockport | 22 | 22 | 14 |
| Audley End | 21 | 31 | 25 |
| Cambridge South | 21 | 31 | 25 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Liverpool South Parkway | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Manchester Oxford Road | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Stansted Airport | 21 | 31 | 25 |
| Warrington Central | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Widnes | 21 | 21 | 10 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 21 | 31 | 25 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Ilkeston | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eccles Road | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Harling Road | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Spooner Row | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Brundall | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Birchwood | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Cantley | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Haddiscoe | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Langley Mill | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lowestoft | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Oulton Broad North | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Reedham | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Somerleyton | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dore and Totley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dronfield | 2 | 2 | 0 |
and 16 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Thetford is
305,618 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,148th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 6 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Thetford and Norwich than any other pair: 95,006 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 28 stations instead of 56, a drop of about 50%. Saturday runs to 47.
Nearest other stations
- Brandon 5.6 miles
- Harling Road 7.3 miles
- Lakenheath 9.1 miles
- Eccles Road 10.1 miles
- Bury St Edmunds 11.5 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Thetford, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Thetford Bridge · 0.9 miles
- Barnham · 2.8 miles
- Roudham Junction · 4.0 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.