Westerfield railway station

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Westerfield
Location
Place	Westerfield
Local authority	Ipswich
Operations
Station code	WFI
Managed by	'one'
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit 04/05	6,892 **
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Westerfield railway station is a railway station serving the village of Westerfield, near Ipswich, in Suffolk, England. The station is a junction of the Felixstowe Branch Line to Felixstowe, and the East Suffolk Line to Lowestoft 6 km (3½ miles) east of Ipswich.

The station is served by 'one'. All services are operated by diesel multiple units of Classes 153, 156 and 170. The Felixstowe line is operated as a regular shuttle service, whilst the Lowestoft service is less regular. Some trains run direct from London Liverpool Street to Lowestoft via the East Suffolk Line, using new Turbostar units.

[edit] Service

Generally there are one or two trains per hour to Ipswich and (a two-hourly service to London Liverpool Street Monday to Saturdays) westbound and an hourly service to Felixstowe and two-hourly service to Lowestoft.