Stowmarket railway station
Stowmarket  |
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| Location | |
| Place | Stowmarket |
| Local authority | Mid Suffolk |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SMK |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * |  0.418 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.453 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.545 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.706 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.752 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.756 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1846 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stowmarket from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Stowmarket is a railway station serving the town of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England. The station is on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. It is also the junction of the line to Bury St Edmunds. It is served by Greater Anglia.
The following services currently call at Stowmarket:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency |
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| GA | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich | Class 90 + Mark 3 Coaching Stock | 1x per hour |
| GA | Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ely - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough | Class 170 | Every 2 hours |
| GA | Ipswich - Needham Market - Stowmarket - Elmswell - Thurston - Bury St Edmunds - Kennett - Newmarket - Dullingham - Cambridge | Class 170 | 1x per hour |
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
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Ipswich-Peterborough
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Norwich-Amsterdam
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Cambridge-Amsterdam
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Line open, station closed
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Great Eastern Railway |
Line and station open
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the Ipswich and Bury Railway in 1846 with red brick main buildings in a flamboyant Jacobean manner by Frederick Barnes. The buildings, which are Grade II listed, were restored in 1987 and partly let commercially.[1] The station now has a wine shop.The Wine ShopFile:Wineshop.jpg There is also a small convenience store selling hot and cold drinks, magazines, newspapers, snacks and cigarettes on Platform 2, although business has declined since the opening of a Premier convenience store adjacent to Platform 1 which is cheaper and has a more extensive product range.
There are plans for there to be a fast food restaurant opening on platform 1 of the station.
Disabled access between platforms is possible using the Stowupland Road level crossing as there are step-free pedestrian entrances to both platforms from the street.
[edit] Bus services
These services depart from the forecourt of the station or on Stowupland Road. Other services depart from the centre of Stowmarket. These services are operated by First and Galloway.
- 87 (Ipswich - Claydon - Needham Market - Stowmarket - Station - Cedars Park - Stowupland)
- 384 (Station - Stowmarket - Haughley - Wetherden - Elmswell - Woolpit - Thurston - Moreton Hall - Bury St Edmunds)
- 385 (Stowmarket - Station - Old Newton - Haughley - Wetherden - Elmswell - Woolpit - Norton - Thurston - Moreton Hall)
- 456 (Stowmarket - Station - Old Newton - Bacton - Wyverstone - Finningham - Stoke Ash - Eye - Mellis - Diss)
- 456 (Stowmarket - Station - Old Newton - Bacton - Wyverstone - Finningham - Gislingham)
- 457 (Stowmarket - Station - Mendlesham - Finningham)
- 459 (Stowmarket - Station - Stowupland - Mendlesham)
[edit] Marsh Lane Stabling Point
Stowmarket is also the location of a DRS Stabling Point, known as 'Marsh Lane'. The stabling point consists of several sidings, although there are no fueling or inspection facilities for locomotives. A Crew office is provided on Platform 1 of Stowmarket Station.
[edit] References
- ^ Biddle, Gordon (2003). Britain's Historic Railway Buildings. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866247-5.
[edit] External links
Media related to Stowmarket railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Stowmarket railway station from National Rail
