Saxmundham railway station
Railway station in Suffolk, England
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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  | |||||
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Saxmundham railway station | |||||
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| Location | Saxmundham, East Suffolk England | ||||
| Grid reference | TM385631 | ||||
| Manager | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | SAX | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1859 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  35,022 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.139 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.157 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.164 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.177 million | ||||
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It is managed by Greater Anglia, which operates all trains serving the station.
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.
History
The station building suffered a devastating fire on 12 February 2018.[1] Following the fire, the station was renovated with a new waiting room, refurbished platform canopies, a new shelter and seating on platform 2, and an enlarged car park. A ceremony marking the completion of the refurbishment took place on 27 September 2021.[2]
Services
As of December 2019[update] the typical Monday-Sunday off-peak service at Saxmundham is as follows:
| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Typical frequency |
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| Greater Anglia | Lowestoft - Oulton Broad South - Beccles - Brampton - Halesworth - Darsham - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Melton - Woodbridge - Ipswich | Class 755 | 1x per hour 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Trains direct to and from London Liverpool Street were withdrawn in 2010.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.[3]
One service terminates at Saxmundham every weekday morning: the 06:20 from Ipswich, which includes a stop at Westerfield.[4]
