The Great Eastern Main Line is a 114.5-mile (184.3 km) major railway line on the British railway system which connects Liverpool Street station in central London with destinations in east London and the East of England,including Shenfield,Chelmsford,Colchester,Ipswich and Norwich. Its numerous branches also connect the main line to Southminster,Braintree,Sudbury,Harwich and a number of coastal towns including Southend-on-Sea,Clacton-on-Sea,Walton-on-the-Naze and Lowestoft.
Romford railway station is an interchange station on the Great Eastern Main Line,serving the town of Romford in the London Borough of Havering,east London. It is 12 miles 30 chains (19.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is also the northern terminus of a branch line to Upminster operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is RMF and it is in Travelcard Zone 6.
Halesworth is a market town,civil parish and electoral ward in north-eastern Suffolk,England. The population stood at 4,726 in the 2011 Census. It lies 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Lowestoft,on a tributary of the River Blyth,nine miles upstream from Southwold. The town is served by Halesworth railway station on the Ipswich–Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. It is twinned with Bouchain in France and Eitorf in Germany. Nearby villages include Cratfield,Wissett,Chediston,Walpole,Blyford,Linstead Parva,Wenhaston,Thorington,Spexhall,Bramfield,Huntingfield,Cookley and Holton.
The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR) was a standard gauge railway intended to open up an agricultural area of central Suffolk;it took advantage of the reduced construction cost enabled by the Light Railways Act 1896. It was launched with considerable enthusiasm by local interests,and was to build a 50-mile network,but actual share subscription was weak,and the company over-reached its available financial resources. It opened 19 miles of route from Haughley to Laxfield in 1904 to goods traffic only,and income was poor,further worsening the company's financial situation.
The East Suffolk line is an un-electrified 49-mile secondary railway line running between Ipswich and Lowestoft in Suffolk,England. The traffic along the route consists of passenger services operated by Greater Anglia,while nuclear flask trains for the Sizewell nuclear power stations are operated by Direct Rail Services.
Norwich railway station is the northern terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the city of Norwich,Norfolk. It is 114 miles 77 chains (185.0 km) down the main line from London Liverpool Street,the western terminus.
Lowestoft railway station serves the town of Lowestoft,Suffolk,and is the eastern terminus of the East Suffolk Line from Ipswich and is one of two eastern termini of the Wherry Lines from Norwich. Lowestoft is 23 miles 41 chains (37.8 km) down the line from Norwich and 48 miles 75 chains (78.8 km) measured from Ipswich;and is the easternmost station on the National Rail network in the United Kingdom.
Beccles railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the town of Beccles,Suffolk. It is 40 miles 34 chains (65.1 km) down the line from Ipswich and 109 miles 11 chains (175.6 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Brampton and Oulton Broad South stations. Its three-letter station code is BCC.
Woodbridge railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the town of Woodbridge,Suffolk. It is 10 miles 19 chains (16.5 km) down the line from Ipswich and 79 miles (127 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Westerfield and Melton. Its three-letter station code is WDB.
Westerfield railway station is on a branch line off the Great Eastern Main Line,in the East of England,serving the village of Westerfield,Suffolk. It is 3 miles 41 chains (5.7 km) down the line from Ipswich and 72 miles 25 chains (116.4 km) measured from London Liverpool Street. It is situated at a junction of the Felixstowe Branch Line to Felixstowe and the East Suffolk Line to Lowestoft. Its three-letter station code is WFI.
Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the town of Ipswich,Suffolk. It is 68 miles 59 chains (110.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and,on the main line,it is situated between Manningtree to the south and Needham Market to the north.
The Southwold Railway was a narrow gauge railway line between Halesworth and Southwold in the English county of Suffolk. 8 miles 63+1⁄2 chains (14.15 km) long,it was 3 ft narrow gauge. It opened in 1879 and closed in 1929.
Melton railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the village of Melton,Suffolk. It is 11 miles 49 chains (18.7 km) down the line from Ipswich and 80 miles 28 chains (129.3 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Woodbridge and Wickham Market. Its three-letter station code is MES.
Wickham Market railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,located in Campsea Ashe,Suffolk,approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Wickham Market itself. The station is 15 miles 64 chains (25.4 km) down the line from Ipswich and 84 miles 43 chains (136 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Melton and Saxmundham. Its three-letter station code is WCM.
Brampton railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the villages of Brampton,Redisham and surrounding hamlets in Suffolk. It is 35 miles 70 chains (57.7 km) down the line from Ipswich and 104 miles 49 chains (168.4 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Halesworth and Beccles. It is commonly suffixed as Brampton (Suffolk) in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in Cumbria.
Darsham railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the villages of Darsham and Yoxford,Suffolk,lying midway between the two communities. It is 26 miles 56 chains (43 km) down the line from Ipswich and 95 miles 35 chains (153.6 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Saxmundham and Halesworth. Its three-letter station code is DSM.
Stowmarket railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England,serving the town of Stowmarket,Suffolk. It is 80 miles 9 chains (128.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Needham Market to the south and Diss to the north. It is also the junction where the Ipswich to Ely Line joins the GEML. Its three-letter station code is SMK.
Bury St Edmunds railway station serves the town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk,England. The station is on the Ipswich–Ely line and all trains calling there are operated by Greater Anglia.
Haughley railway station was located in Haughley,Suffolk on the Great Eastern Main Line between Liverpool Street Station and Norwich. It opened on 7 July 1849 named Haughley Junction and was a replacement for a station named Haughley Road which had been in service from 1846 to 1849 at location TM 02981 63319 on the line to Elmswell.
The East Suffolk line is a railway in East Anglia with a long history.
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