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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 94mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the south and to the north. It is approximately 20mi 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 almost 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.HistoryThe 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).