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Wickham Market railway station

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was built by the ESR, as was the Framlingham branch. The main line and the Framlingham branch both opened on 1 June 1859, and Wickham Market station opened at the same time. The ESR was absorbed by the ECR on opening day.
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The Framlingham branch closed to passenger trains in November 1952; it retained freight services until April 1965. In the meantime, the goods yard at Wickham Market closed in July 1964.
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As of December 2020 the typical Monday-Sunday off-peak service at Wickham Market is as follows:
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line. The branch closed to passenger services in November 1952, and to freight in April 1965.
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on 1 April 1994. The franchise to operate the passenger services on this route was won by
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On 1 July 1862, the ECR and other small railway companies were amalgamated to form the
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won the franchise and operated services using the brand name 'one', which was renamed
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itself. The station is 15 miles 64 chains (25.4 km) down the line from
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Stations listed in italics are limited service on the line specified. They are also
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McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David; Cobb, Michael (August 2007). Waller, Peter (ed.).
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in 2008. In February 2012, the operation of the train service was taken over by
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and 84 miles 43 chains (136 km) measured from
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One weekday early-morning train is extended through to
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National Rail

Campsea Ashe
East Suffolk
52°09′04″N 1°23′55″E / 52.1510°N 1.3987°E / 52.1510; 1.3987
Grid reference
TM326557
Abellio Greater Anglia
DfT category
East Suffolk Railway
Great Eastern Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Office of Rail and Road
East Suffolk Line
east of England
Campsea Ashe
Wickham Market
Ipswich
London Liverpool Street
Melton
Saxmundham
Abellio Greater Anglia
Framlingham branch
East Suffolk Railway
Halesworth
Eastern Counties Railway
Woodbridge
Great Eastern Railway
1923 Grouping
London and North Eastern Railway

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