General information | |||||
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Location | Needham Market, Mid Suffolk England | ||||
Grid reference | TM091548 | ||||
Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | NMT | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1846 | Opened as Needham | ||||
2 January 1967 | Closed | ||||
6 December 1971 | Reopened as Needham Market | ||||
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Needham Market railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Needham Market, Suffolk. It is 77 miles 7 chains (124.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ipswich to the south and Stowmarket to the north. Its three-letter station code is NMT.
The station is currently operated by Greater Anglia, which also runs all passenger trains serving the station. It sees one train per hour to Ipswich and Cambridge, whereafter trains branch off to the Ipswich to Ely Line. It is the only railway station on the GEML where there are no direct trains to London. Therefore, passengers for London have to change at Ipswich.
The station appears in Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Sir Simon Jenkins.[1]