Wherry Lines

Two flat lines through the heart of the Broads past Reedham and Berney Arms, the loneliest station in England, to Norfolk's east coast resorts.

The Wherry Lines take their name from the Broads sailing barges. From Norwich both routes run along the Yare through Brundall, where marinas line the river, and Cantley, with its sugar factory. At Reedham, where a swing bridge carries the Lowestoft line over the Yare, the routes divide.

The Great Yarmouth line via Berney Arms crosses the open marshes of Halvergate, calling on request at Berney Arms, a station with no road, no village and a windmill, before reaching Breydon Water and Yarmouth. A second Yarmouth route runs via Acle. The Lowestoft line crosses the Yare at Reedham, calls at Haddiscoe and Somerleyton (swing bridge over the Waveney and the hall) and Oulton Broad, and ends at Lowestoft, Britain's most easterly station.

Greater Anglia Class 755 units work all routes. The river and marshes are visible from both sides; Reedham, Berney Arms (for walkers) and Somerleyton are the stops. The lines were resignalled in 2020, replacing some of the last semaphore signals in East Anglia.