Woodbridge railway station

For other places with the same name, see Woodbridge station (disambiguation).
Woodbridge National Rail
Location
Place Woodbridge
Local authority Suffolk Coastal
Coordinates 52°05′24″N 1°19′05″E / 52.090°N 1.318°ECoordinates: 52°05′24″N 1°19′05″E / 52.090°N 1.318°E
Grid reference TM273487
Operations
Station code WDB
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  72,129
2005/06 Increase83,583
2006/07 Increase97,465
2007/08 Increase114,036
2008/09 Increase115,888
2009/10 Increase115,940
2010/11 Increase133,398
2011/12 Increase169,390
2012/13 Increase186,486
History
Original company East Suffolk Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
1 June 1859 Station opened
18 April 1966 Closed to freight
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Woodbridge from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Woodbridge is a railway station serving the town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, England. The station is located on the East Suffolk Line (Ipswich-Lowestoft).

History

The railway line connecting the East Suffolk Railway (ESR) at Halesworth with the Eastern Union Railway (EUR)(although since 1854 this had been leased by the Eastern Counties Railway) at Ipswich was built in two parts: the portion of this line south of Woodbridge was built by the EUR; Woodbridge station and the portion of line north of there was built by the ESR.[1] The line opened on 1 June 1859,[1] and Woodbridge station opened with the line.[2] The ESR was absorbed by the ECR on opening day.[1]

On 1 July 1862, the ECR and other small railway companies amalgamated to become the Great Eastern Railway (GER).[3] At the 1923 Grouping, the GER was amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway;[4] this in turn was a constituent of British Railways at the start of 1948.

On 1 January 1927 there was a train crash at Woodbridge station. A wagon coupling had broken at Bealings station and when the engine stopped at Woodbridge, the rear portion running downhill smashed into the back of the stationary train. Only one minor injury was recorded.[5]

The station goods yard closed on 18 April 1966.[6]

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 28 January 2003 a train collided with a car on the ungated level crossing leading to the marina.[7]

On 13 December 2010 a train hit a car on a level crossing close to Woodbridge station.[8]

Train services

The station is served by Greater Anglia, who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft or Saxmundham. All services are operated by diesel multiple units of Classes 156 or 170.

The main service operates between Ipswich and Lowestoft every hour. There is 1 train per day which extends to Harwich International to connect with the Stena Line ferry to Hoek van Holland.

The following services currently call at Woodbridge:

Operator Route Material Frequency Notes
Abellio Greater Anglia (Harwich International -) Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham - Darsham - Halesworth - Brampton (Request Stop) - Beccles - Oulton Broad South - Lowestoft Class 170 or Class 156 Hourly Service to Harwich 1x per day
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Abellio Greater Anglia
Historical railways
Line and station open
Great Eastern Railway
East Suffolk Railway
Line open, station closed

Bus services

These services depart from outside the station:

Notes

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