Beccles railway station
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| Beccles | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Beccles | ||
| Local authority | Waveney | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BCC | ||
| Managed by | 'one' | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 59,686 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Beccles (source) | |||
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Beccles railway station is a railway station serving the town of Beccles in Suffolk. The station is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line.
The East Suffolk Railway connected Beccles with Ipswich and opened in 1859, incorporating parts of the earlier Halesworth, Beccles and Haddiscoe, and the Lowestoft and Beccles Railways. The Waveney Valley Railway from Tivetshall on the Ipswich to Norwich mainline reached Beccles in 1863 making the town an important junction on the expanding network of the Great Eastern Railway
However, by 1966 the Waveney Valley Railway had closed, together with the line to Haddiscoe north across the River Waveney because it had become too expensive to maintain.
The station is served by 'one', who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft. All services are operated by diesel multiple units of Classes 150, 153, 156 or 170. A few services also operate direct between London Liverpool Street and Lowestoft, via the East Suffolk Line, using new Turbostar units.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Beccles railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Beccles railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Brampton | 'one' East Suffolk Line |
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