Lakenheath railway station

Lakenheath

Location
Place	Lakenheath
Local authority	Forest Heath
Grid reference	TL723863
Operations
Station code	LAK
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	390
2012/13	440
2013/14	378
2014/15	458
2015/16	416
National Rail – UK railway stations

* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Lakenheath from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Lakenheath railway station is on the Breckland Line in the east of England, serving the village of Lakenheath, Suffolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.

Lakenheath is situated between Shippea Hill and Brandon, 82 miles 39 chains (132.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street via Ely.

The station lies some three miles north of the village and is not within convenient walking distance of any sizeable population. However, there is a population of over 10,000 people (in Lakenheath as well as Feltwell and Hockwold cum Wilton) within a five-mile radius of the station.

Lakenheath is one of the least-used stations in the United Kingdom, with just 416 passenger entries/exits in 2015/16, according to Office of Rail and Road estimates. The limited services calling at the station at weekends only provide access to the RSPB Lakenheath Fen nature reserve immediately adjacent to the station.

Services

The former signal box, closed in June 2012

As of December 2015 Lakenheath is served on Saturdays by one train to Cambridge and one train to Norwich, and on Sundays by three trains to Cambridge and four to Norwich. There is no weekday service.

Trains stop on request only, and are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, typically formed by Class 170 diesel units.

External links

Train times and station information for Lakenheath railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Shippea Hill		Greater Anglia Breckland Line Weekends only		Brandon

Coordinates: 52°26′53″N 0°32′02″E / 52.448°N 0.534°E / 52.448; 0.534

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