| Wickham Market | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Campsea Ashe |
| Local authority | Suffolk Coastal |
| Grid reference | TM326557 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WCM |
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 18,910 |
| 2005/06 * | 18,880 |
| 2006/07 * | 25,203 |
| 2007/08 * | 28,767 |
| 2008/09 * | 28,524 |
| 2009/10 * | 28,810 |
| History | |
| Original company | East Suffolk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 June 1859 | Station opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wickham Market from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Wickham Market is a railway station located in the village of Campsea Ashe in Suffolk, approximately two miles east of Wickham Market itself. The station is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.
The station is served by National Express East Anglia, who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft.
It was formerly a junction for the Framlingham Branch. Well used until the 1930s when passenger numbers fell due to the increased popularity of road transport the line closed to passenger services on 1 November 1952, and to freight on 19 April 1963.[1]
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The railway line connecting the East Suffolk Railway (ESR) at Halesworth to an extension of the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) at Woodbridge was built by the ESR, as was the branch from Wickham Market to Framlingham.[2] The main line and the Framlingham branch both opened on 1 June 1859,[2] and Wickham Market station opened at the same time.[3] The ESR was absorbed by the ECR on opening day.[2]
On 1 July 1862, the ECR and other small railway companies amalgamated to become the Great Eastern Railway (GER).[4] At the 1923 Grouping, the GER was amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway;[5] this in turn was a constituent of British Railways at the start of 1948.
The Framlingham branch closed to passenger trains on 3 November 1952; it retained freight services until 19 April 1965.[6] In the meantime, the goods yard at Wickham Market closed on 13 July 1964.[7]
With the privatisation of British Rail, ownership of the line and station passed to Railtrack on 1 April 1994. The franchise to operate the passenger services on this route was won by Anglia Railways in 1997; in 2004 National Express won the franchise and operated services using the branding 'one', which was renamed National Express East Anglia in 2008.
The following services currently call at Wickham Market:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency | Notes |
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| NXEA | (Harwich International -) Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham - Darsham - Halesworth - Brampton - Beccles - Oulton Broad South - Lowestoft | Class 170 | Every 2 Hours | Service to Harwich 1x per day |
| NXEA | Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham | Class 156 | Every 2 Hours | Not Sundays |
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| National Express East Anglia | ||||
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| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway |
Line and station closed
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