Diss railway station
Diss 
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| Location | |
| Place | Diss |
| Local authority | South Norfolk |
| Grid reference | TM127796 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | DIS |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.615 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.646 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.676 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.682 million |
| 2015/16 |
 0.675 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Diss from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Diss railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Diss, Norfolk. It is 94 miles 79 chains (152.9 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stowmarket to the south and Norwich to the north. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Norwich. Its three-letter station code is DIS.
The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.
Because of its location, Diss is the only station on the Abellio Greater Anglia network to be exclusively served by Intercity trains. This means it is also one of a small number of stations in the UK to only be served by Intercity trains.
The station at Diss was proposed by the Ipswich & Bury Railway as part of their route to Norwich. Such were the changes in the railway industry that in 1847 the Ipswich & Bury Railway became part of the Eastern Union Railway, which started operating in 1849. This became part of the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) in 1854, which amalgamated with several other companies in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway (GER).
In 1873 there was an incident at Diss when a goods train a and passenger train collided in foggy conditions, injuring four passengers.
In 1883 a signal box was opened, possibly replacing an earlier structure.
Following the 1921 grouping the GER amalgamated with other railways to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) and at nationalisation in 1948 this became the Eastern Region of British Railways.
Some goods shunting at Diss was carried out by horses as late as 1959.
In 1985 the line through Diss was electrified by British Rail to the 25kV overhead system and the following year electrically-hauled InterCity services commenced. At the same time the signal box was closed as power-signalling was introduced to the area.
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