Saxmundham railway station
Saxmundham  | |
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The station building on Platform 1 at Saxmundham | |
| Location | |
| Place | Saxmundham |
| Local authority | Suffolk Coastal |
| Grid reference | TM385631 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SAX |
| 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 | 75,255 |
| 2005/06 |
 84,513 |
| 2006/07 |
95,038 |
| 2007/08 |
110,025 |
| 2008/09 |
 106,394 |
| 2009/10 |
102,002 |
| 2010/11 |
112,874 |
| 2011/12 |
122,400 |
| 2012/13 |
132,418 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Saxmundham from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Saxmundham is a railway station which serves the town of Saxmundham in Suffolk, England. It is located on the East Suffolk Line and is 22 1⁄2 miles (36.2 km) north east of Ipswich.
The signalling centre for the East Suffolk line is located in the signal cabin on the Lowestoft bound platform. This formerly served as the control centre while the line was signalled using the Radio Electronic Token Block system (RETB).
The station is served by Abellio Greater Anglia, which operates services between Ipswich and Lowestoft.
A branch line which formerly ran to Aldeburgh on the coast from just north of Saxmundham is still used for traffic to the nearby Sizewell Power Stations.
Train services
The following services currently call at Saxmundham:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency | Notes |
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | (Harwich International -) Ipswich - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham - Darsham - Halesworth - Brampton (Request Stop) - Beccles - Oulton Broad South - Lowestoft | Class 170, Class 156 | 1x per hour; every 2 hours on Sundays | Service to Harwich 1x per day |
A few services to/from Ipswich start or terminate here.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Terminus | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed |
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Bus services
The following services depart from outside the rail station:[1]
- 196 (Saxmundham - (Peasenhall) - Yoxford - Darsham - Westleton - Dunwich - Leiston)
- 521 (Aldeburgh - Leiston - Saxmundham - Yoxford - Darsham - Halesworth)
The following service departs along high street, at the stop Street Farm Road
- 64 (Aldeburgh - Leiston - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Woodbridge - Ipswich)
- 164 (Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Woodbridge - Ipswich)
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Saxmundham railway station from National Rail
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