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
General information
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
2016/17	0.152 million
2017/18	0.154 million
2018/19	0.164 million
2019/20	0.165 million
2020/21	35,022
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is managed by Abellio 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 2016^[update] the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Saxmundham is as follows:

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 Trains direct to and from London Liverpool Street were withdrawn in 2010.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.[3]

One service terminates at Saxmundham every weekday morning: the 06:20 from Ipswich, which includes a stop at Westerfield.[4]

References

External links

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

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Darsham		Abellio Greater Anglia East Suffolk Line		Wickham Market
Historical railways
Terminus		Great Eastern Railway Aldeburgh Branch Line		Leiston Line open, station closed