Wickham Market railway station
Wickham Market  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Campsea Ashe |
| Local authority | Suffolk Coastal |
| Coordinates | 52°09′04″N 1°23′55″E / 52.1510°N 1.3987°ECoordinates: 52°09′04″N 1°23′55″E / 52.1510°N 1.3987°E |
| Grid reference | TM326557 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WCM |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| 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 |
| 2010/11 |
29,682 |
| 2011/12 |
32,856 |
| 2012/13 |
38,900 |
| 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 | |
| * 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. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Wickham Market railway station is located in the village of Campsea Ashe in Suffolk, England, approximately two miles east of Wickham Market itself. The station is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.
The station is served by Abellio Greater Anglia, who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft or Saxmundham.
It was formerly a junction for the Framlingham Branch. The line closed to passenger services on 1 November 1952, and to freight on 19 April 1963.[1]
History
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. On 5 February 2012 the operation of the train service was taken over by Abellio Greater Anglia a company run by Abellio, the trading name of Dutch railways.
Train services
The following services currently call at Wickham Market:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio Greater Anglia | (Harwich International -) Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham - Darsham - Halesworth - Brampton - Beccles - Oulton Broad South - Lowestoft | Class 170 | Every 1 Hour | Service to Harwich 1x per day |
A few services to/from Ipswich start or terminate at Saxmundham. From 9 December 2012, 1 train per hour will operate between Ipswich and Lowestoft. Brampton will be served by request only.[8]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station closed |
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Notes
- ↑ http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/place/118
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Allen 1956, p. 216.
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 250.
- ↑ Allen 1956, p. 46.
- ↑ Allen 1956, p. 199.
- ↑ McCarthy, McCarthy & Cobb 2007, p. 13.
- ↑ McCarthy, McCarthy & Cobb 2007, p. 112.
- ↑ http://www.greateranglia.co.uk/timetables/download/771
References
- Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David; Cobb, Michael (August 2007). Waller, Peter, ed. Norfolk and Suffolk. Railways of Britain. Hersham: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-3223-1. 0708/c1.
External links
- Train times and station information for Wickham Market railway station from National Rail