Stowmarket railway station

Stowmarket
Stowmarket railway station in 2013
Location
Place	Stowmarket
Local authority	Mid Suffolk
Grid reference	TM051588
Operations
Station code	SMK
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.418 million
2005/06	0.453 million
2006/07	0.546 million
2007/08	0.706 million
2008/09	0.752 million
2009/10	0.756 million
2010/11	0.856 million
2011/12	0.880 million
2012/13	0.928 million
2013/14	0.944 million
2014/15	0.933 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1846 (1846)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stowmarket from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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 46 chains (129.7 km) down-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.

The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.

History

The station was opened by the Ipswich & Bury Railway in 1846 with red brick main buildings in a flamboyant Jacobean manner by Frederick Barnes. The buildings, which were Grade II listed in 1972, were restored in 1987.

The line through the station was electrifed by British Rail in 1985.

Description

A small convenience store is located on platform 2. Disabled access between platforms is possible using the Stowupland Road level crossing.

The sidings at Marsh Lane, south of the station, are used by Direct Rail Services as a locomotive stabling point. A crew office is provided on platform 1.

Services

Abellio Greater Anglia operate services calling at Stowmarket, comprising services between London Liverpool Street or Ipswich and Norwich, and other trains between Ipswich and Cambridge or Peterborough via the Ipswich to Ely Line. Limited additional services to/from Liverpool Street start or terminate at Stowmarket during rush hour.

A Class 170 calls with a service to Peterborough

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Diss		Abellio Greater Anglia Great Eastern Main Line		Ipswich
Bury St Edmunds		Abellio Greater Anglia Ipswich to Ely Line		Ipswich
Diss		Dutchflyer Norwich-Amsterdam		Ipswich
Bury St Edmunds		Dutchflyer Cambridge-Amsterdam		Ipswich
Historical railways
Haughley Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway Eastern Union Railway		Needham Market Line and station open
Diss		Anglia Railways London Crosslink		Ipswich