The station at Berney Arms must be one of the remotest in England, standing as it does in the middle of the often windswept Halvergate marshes and two miles from any road access. To arrive there it is necessary to travel by foot, following the Weavers' Way from Halvergate or Great Yarmouth. Of course you could arrive by train, ensuring that you've informed the driver beforehand as stops are only made on request. The only other way there is to come by boat as many are inclined to do in the summer months.
Until the mid 1990s the station seemed timeless, still retaining the old wooden name board from Great Eastern days atop which a lamp was mounted. Against the sign stood a short metal runged ladder allowing access to the lamp. The platform was lined with old sleepers which had seen better days and its surface was shingled and rough. In the year 2000, the platform still looks the same but the rest has all gone, replaced by the standard Anglia Railways metal name board.
The Berney Arms line was part of Norfolk's first railway, the Yarmouth and Norwich, which opened via Reedham in May 1844. The station takes its name from the landowner, Thomas Trench Berney, who sold it to the railway company on condition that they provided a stopping place in perpetuity. The line itself still carries several trains a day between Norwich (Thorpe) and Great Yarmouth (Vauxhall), these alternating with others which take the alternative route through Acle. Both routes are now part of Wherry Lines Railways.
Further pictures of the station at Berney Arms including some showing the replacement "old style" sign can be found on the second page.
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