Saxmundham railway station

Saxmundham railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England, serving the town of Saxmundham, Suffolk. Situated between Wickham Market and Darsham, it is 22 miles 29 chains (36 km) down the line from Ipswich, and 91 miles 11 chains (147 km) from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is SAX.

Saxmundham
Saxmundham railway station
Location	Saxmundham, East Suffolk England
Grid reference	TM385631
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SAX
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Opened	1859
Passengers
2015/16	0.147 million
2016/17	0.152 million
2017/18	0.154 million
2018/19	0.164 million
2019/20	0.165 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Saxmundham station, c. 1901

It is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which operates all trains serving the station. The station building suffered a devastating fire on 12 February 2018.[1]

The signalling centre for the line is located in the signal cabin on the Lowestoft-bound platform, which formerly served as the control centre while the line was signalled using the Radio Electronic Token Block (RETB) system.

A branch line, which formerly ran to Aldeburgh on the coast from just north of Saxmundham, is still used for goods traffic to the nearby Sizewell nuclear power stations.

Services

As of December 2016 the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Saxmundham is as follows:

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Typical frequency
Abellio Greater Anglia	Lowestoft - Oulton Broad South - Beccles - Brampton (on request) - Halesworth - Darsham - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Melton - Woodbridge - Ipswich	Class 755	1x per hour in each direction

On Sundays frequency reduces to one train every two hours in each direction. Trains direct to and from London Liverpool Street were withdrawn in 2010.

One weekday early morning train is extended through to Harwich International and there is a return from there in the evening.[2]

One service terminates at Saxmundham every weekday morning: the 06:20 from Ipswich, which includes a stop at Westerfield.[3]

References

1. Hirst, Andrew (12 February 2018). "Firefighters tackle Suffolk station fire as rail services resume". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
2. Table 13 National Rail timetable, May 2016
3. https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20190423/_nxBVXFBvP6FKCVz8Od8Al7snpoeurMxFvKeway0uL8/ga1905_regional_table_6_web.pdf

External links

• Train times and station information for Saxmundham railway station from National Rail