East Suffolk Line

Ipswich

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Westerfield

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(for Felixstowe Branch Line)

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Woodbridge

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Melton

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Wickham Market

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Saxmundham

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Darsham

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Halesworth

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Brampton

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Beccles

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Oulton Broad South

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Lowestoft

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(for Wherry Lines)

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The East Suffolk Line is a railway line from Ipswich to Lowestoft in Suffolk.

Related Topics:
Ipswich - Lowestoft - Suffolk

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The towns and villages on the line are listed below.

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• Ipswich
• Westerfield
• Line diverges to Felixstowe
• Woodbridge
• Melton
• Wickham Market
• Saxmundham
• Freight-only line diverges to Leiston
• Darsham
• Brampton
• Beccles
• Oulton Broad
• Lowestoft

The first part of the line was opened in 1854, from Beccles to Halesworth. It continued north to Haddiscoe, now on the Wherry Lines. The line was taken south to Ipswich and north to Great Yarmouth in 1859. In 1959 the line north of Beccles was closed and services rerouted via Oulton Broad South to Lowestoft.

Related Topics:
Beccles - Halesworth - Haddiscoe - Wherry Lines - Great Yarmouth - Oulton Broad - South - Lowestoft

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Passenger services are operated by 'One' Railway, who replaced the previous franchise Anglia Railways in April 2004. Some freight services are also operated over the line, including EWS-hauled timber traffic, and nuclear flask trains to Leiston (for Sizewell nuclear power station) operated by Direct Rail Services.

Related Topics:
'One' Railway - Anglia Railways - April - 2004 - EWS - Leiston - Sizewell nuclear power station - Direct Rail Services

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