Halesworth railway station
Halesworth  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Halesworth |
| Local authority | Waveney |
| Grid reference | TM388778 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HAS |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 49,454 |
| 2005/06 |
 47,153 |
| 2006/07 |
 55,637 |
| 2007/08 |
69,597 |
| 2008/09 |
69,940 |
| 2009/10 |
65,970 |
| 2010/11 |
73,212 |
| 2011/12 |
76,676 |
| 2012/13 |
84,350 |
| History | |
| Original company | East Suffolk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 4 December 1854 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Halesworth from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Halesworth is a railway station serving the town of Halesworth in Suffolk, England. The station is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.
It is the nearest railway station to the town of Southwold, although some passengers from Southwold prefer to use Darsham railway station.
The railway station is served by Abellio Greater Anglia, who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft. The cabin from the mechanical signal box at Halesworth has been preserved at the County School railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway in Norfolk.
Halesworth railway station was formerly situated on a level crossing. However, it was unusual in that the railway station platforms swung across the road rather than having the more typical gates.[1] The crossing is now permanently closed.
Train services
The following services currently call at Halesworth:
- 1 train per hour local service between Ipswich and Lowestoft
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Interchange for the Southwold Railway | ||||
Southwold Railway
From 1879 to 1929 Halesworth was also the western terminus of the 3 ft (914 mm) gauge Southwold Railway which ran to Southwold 8 3⁄4 miles (14.1 km) away.[2]
The terminus was located alongside the mainline railway station, allowing cross platform interchange of passengers and having transfer sheds for the exchange of goods between the narrow gauge wagons of the Southwold Railway and the standard gauge wagons used on the main line.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.dudleymall.co.uk/loclrail/lowipswich.htm#stat5
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mitchell, Vic & Smith, Keith (1984). Branch Line to Southwold. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-0-906520-15-4.
External links
- Train times and station information for Halesworth railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 52°20′49″N 1°30′22″E / 52.347°N 1.506°E