Saxmundham railway station

Saxmundham National Rail

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
DfT category F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05 75,255
2005/06 Increase 84,513
2006/07 Increase 95,038
2007/08 Increase 110,025
2008/09 Decrease 106,394
2009/10 Decrease 102,002
2010/11 Increase 112,874
2011/12 Increase 122,400
2012/13 Increase 132,418
2013/14 Increase 139,254
2014/15 Decrease 139,246
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Saxmundham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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 12 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.

Saxmundham Station circa 1901

Services

The following services currently call at Saxmundham:

Operator Route Material Frequency Notes
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 number of services to/from Ipswich start or terminate here.

References

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    Preceding station National Rail Following station
    Abellio Greater Anglia
    Historical railways
    TerminusGreat Eastern Railway
    Line open, station closed

    Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 1°29′24″E / 52.2150°N 1.4901°E / 52.2150; 1.4901

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