Beccles railway station

railway station in Suffolk, England, UK

Beccles railway station is a station in Suffolk, England for Beccles. Trains are currently run by Greater Anglia.

Beccles
National Rail
General information
LocationBeccles, East Suffolk
England
Coordinates52°27′31″N 1°34′11″E / 52.4586°N 1.5697°E / 52.4586; 1.5697
Grid referenceTM426904
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeBCC
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyEast Suffolk Railway[1][page needed]
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
4 December 1854Opened[1][page needed]
31 January 1968Closed to freight
10 December 2012Passing loop opened[2]
Passengers
Passengers (2015/16)Increase 0.109 million
Passengers (2016/17)Increase 0.110 million
Passengers (2017/18)Increase 0.111 million
Passengers (2018/19)Increase 0.114 million
Passengers (2019/20)Decrease 0.110 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Trains

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Company Line Train Type Times Notes
Greater Anglia (Harwich International -) Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham - Darsham - Halesworth - Brampton - Beccles - Oulton Broad South - Lowestoft Class 170 Every 2 Hours Service to Harwich 1x per day

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "NetworkRail_New". Archived from the original on 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2012-12-10.