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.
Brampton  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Redisham, East Suffolk England |
| Coordinates | 52°23′43″N 1°32′37″E / 52.3954°N 1.5437°E |
| Grid reference | TM411834 |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BRP |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | East Suffolk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 December 1854 | Opened as Brampton |
| 15 May 1858 | closed |
| 1 June 1859 | opened |
| 1 June 1928 | Renamed Brampton (Suffolk) |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  9,532 |
| 2019/20 | 9,858 |
| 2020/21 |  1,342 |
| 2021/22 | 7,674 |
| 2022/23 | 9,390 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Brampton and the line typically sees one train per hour in each direction between Ipswich and Lowestoft. It is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all the trains.[1]
History edit
The railway line between Halesworth and Haddiscoe was opened by the East Suffolk Railway (ESR) on 4 December 1854,[2] and the station at Brampton was opened on the same day.[3]
The ESR was absorbed by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1859, which in turn was amalgamated with other railways to form the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1862.[4] The GER's successor, the London and North Eastern Railway, added the county suffix "Brampton (Suffolk)" on 1 June 1928.[3]
The station featured in 'No Trace of Tracy', the fourth episode of the first series of Jonathan Creek.
Services edit
As of December 2019[update] the typical Monday-Sunday off-peak service at Brampton is as follows:
| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Typical frequency |
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | Lowestoft - Oulton Broad South - Beccles - Brampton - Halesworth - Darsham - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Melton - Woodbridge - Ipswich | Class 755 | 1x per hour in each direction |
One weekday early-morning train is extended through to Harwich International and there is a return from there in the evening.[5]
References edit
- ^ Stuff, Good. "Brampton (Suffolk) Railway Station (BRP) - The ABC Railway Guide". abcrailwayguide.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 216.
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. pp. 127, 126, 133. CN 8983.
- ^ Table 13 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Brampton railway station (Suffolk) from National Rail
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