Editing Cromer Tunnel

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{{Infobox tunnel
|name        = Cromer Tunnel
|image       = Cromer Tunnel 12 Jan 2008 (2).JPG
|caption     = The disused Cromer Tunnel
|line        = One
|location    = Beneath the [[Great Eastern Railway|Great Eastern]]'s [[Cromer High railway station|Cromer High]] to [[Norwich City railway station|Norwich]] line
|coordinates = {{Coord|52.9177|1.3091|type:landmark_region:GB-NFK|display=inline,title}}
|system      = 
|status      = Disused
|start       = Close to the [[A149 road|A149]] bridge
|end         = Both portals of the tunnels are open
|stations    = Provided access [[Cromer Beach railway station|Cromer Beach]] to [[Mundesley railway station|Mundesley]] line
|open        = 
|owner       = The [[Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway]]
|operator    = The Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway
|character   = Undergrowth and modern housing in the area make access difficult
|linelength  = 
|tracklength = 
|notrack     = removed
|gauge       = 
|el          = 
|speed       = 
|hielevation = 
|lowelevation= 
|}}

The '''Cromer Tunnel''' was built by the [[Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway]] to take their [[Cromer Beach railway station|Cromer Beach]] to Mundesley line under the [[Great Eastern Railway|Great Eastern's]] [[Cromer High railway station|Cromer High]] to [[Norwich]] line. Both portals of the tunnels are open but undergrowth and modern housing in the area make access difficult.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

It is the only standard gauge railway tunnel in Norfolk<ref>{{cite web|last1=Catford|first1=Nick|title=Cromer High|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/c/cromer_high/index.shtml|website=Disused Stations|accessdate=11 March 2016|date=2005}}</ref> (the [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge]] [[Bure Valley Railway]] crosses Aylsham Bypass by means of a newly constructed [[Aylsham Bypass Tunnel]] which replaces the former level crossing<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gray|first1=Tracey|title=Full steam ahead as Bure Valley Railway celebrates 25th anniversary|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/heritage/full-steam-ahead-as-bure-valley-railway-celebrates-25th-anniversary-782326|accessdate=28 November 2020|work=Eastern Daily Press|date=13 July 2015}}</ref>).

==See also==
*[[Tunnels in the United Kingdom]]

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[[Category:Rail transport in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Railway tunnels in England]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Cromer]]
[[Category:Northrepps]]


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