Editing Swaffham (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Swaffham 6 63548 1 copy.jpg|thumb|left|Swaffham railway station, when part of the [[Eastern Region of British Rail]]]]

The nearest railway stations to Swaffham are at {{rws|King's Lynn}} and {{rws|Downham Market}}, on the [[Fen line]]. There are regular services to {{rws|Ely}}, {{rws|Cambridge}} and {{rws|London King's Cross}}, operated by [[Great Northern route|Great Northern]].

Until 1968, the town was served by [[Swaffham railway station]] on the [[Great Eastern Railway]] line from King's Lynn. Just after Swaffham, the line split into two: one branch headed south to {{rws|Thetford}} and the other east towards {{rws|Dereham}}. The lines were all closed as part of the [[Beeching cuts]], though the possibility of rebuilding a direct rail link from Norwich to King's Lynn, via Swaffham, is raised occasionally.

The east–west [[A47 road|A47 Birmingham to Great Yarmouth road]] now bypasses the town, using a northerly bypass opened in 1981. The [[A1065 road|A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road]] still passes through the centre of the town on its north–south route, intersecting with the A47 at a [[grade separated]] junction north of the town.<ref>Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 236 – King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham''. {{ISBN|0-319-21867-8}}.</ref>

[[First Bus East of England|First Eastern Counties]]' [[Excel (bus route)|Excel bus routes]] provide a regular public transport link through Swaffham between [[Dereham]] and King's Lynn.<ref>{{Cite web |title=excel - Norwich - Dereham - Swaffham - Kings Lynn - Wisbech - Peterborough {{!}} First Bus |url=https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk/routes-and-maps/excel-norwich-dereham-swaffham-kings-lynn-wisbech-peterborough |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=www.firstbus.co.uk |language=en}}</ref> Most services continue east to Norwich and west to Peterborough.