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Saxmundham railway station

Coordinates: 52°12′54″N 1°29′24″E / 52.2150°N 1.4901°E / 52.2150; 1.4901
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Saxmundham
General information
LocationSuffolk Coastal
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSAX

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

Train 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 few services to/from Ipswich start or terminate here.

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

Bus services

The following services depart from outside the rail station:[1]

  • 196 (Saxmundham - (Peasenhall) - Yoxford - Darsham - Westleton - Dunwich - Leiston)
  • 521 (Aldeburgh - Leiston - Saxmundham - Yoxford - Darsham - Halesworth)

The following service departs along high street, at the stop Street Farm Road

  • 64 (Aldeburgh - Leiston - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Woodbridge - Ipswich)
  • 164 (Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Woodbridge - Ipswich)

References

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