Needham Market railway station
Needham Market  | |
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The Station Building | |
| Location | |
| Place | Needham Market |
| Local authority | District of Mid Suffolk |
| Grid reference | TM091548 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | NMT |
| 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 | 16,237 |
| 2005/06 |
 25,472 |
| 2006/07 |
37,074 |
| 2007/08 |
43,987 |
| 2008/09 |
53,874 |
| 2009/10 |
58,054 |
| 2010/11 |
67,056 |
| 2011/12 |
77,550 |
| 2012/13 |
85,078 |
| 2013/14 |
91,358 |
| History | |
| 1846 1967 1971 |
First opened Closed Reopened & renamed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Needham Market from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Needham Market is a railway station serving the town of Needham Market in Suffolk, England. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. The Station is served regularly served by trains between Ipswich and Cambridge.
The station is served by Abellio Greater Anglia.
History
The station was opened as Needham by the Ipswich and Bury Railway in 1846. The main building ("one of the best in East Anglia" - Biddle) was designed in a grand Jacobean style with decorative brickwork by Frederick Barnes and was completed by the contractor, Daniel Revitt, in 1849. It was very slightly simplified, and the platforms rebuilt, by the London and North Eastern Railway. The station was closed to passengers by the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1967 but reopened as Needham Market in 1971. The main building, not now in railway use, is Grade II listed and was restored in 2000 by Spacia Ltd, being given an award in the 2002 National Railway Heritage Awards. In April 2015 work commenced to improve the station, including making the London bound platform wheelchair accessible. [1][2]
Train services
The following services currently call at Needham Market:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio Greater Anglia | Cambridge - Dullingham - Newmarket - Kennett - Bury St Edmunds - Thurston - Elmswell - Stowmarket - Needham Market - Ipswich | Class 170 | 1x per hour |
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | Great Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed |
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References
External links
- Train times and station information for Needham Market railway station from National Rail
- Images of England entry