Thurston railway station

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Thurston National Rail
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Location
Place Thurston
Local authority Mid Suffolk
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Grid reference TL918650
Operations
Station code TRS
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  14,039
2005/06 Increase19,023
2006/07 Increase25,755
2007/08 Increase38,387
2008/09 Increase40,208
2009/10 Increase41,030
2010/11 Increase49,060
2011/12 Increase53,930
2012/13 Increase64,082
2013/14 Increase70,500
2014/15 Decrease69,856
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 Thurston from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Thurston railway station serves the village of Thurston in Suffolk, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

It is served primarily by local services between Ipswich and Cambridge.

History

Thurston station was opened by the Ipswich and Bury Railway in 1846 and the main building (Grade II listed and no longer in railway use) was designed by Frederick Barnes in the Jacobean style using decorative brickwork and requiring three stories to reach from ground level to the platforms on an embankment; there is an original bridge over the road adjacent.[1][2]

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a 1-ton 10 cwt crane. H Clarke & Son had a private siding.[3]

Train services

The following services currently call at Thurston:

Operator Route Material Frequency
Abellio Greater Anglia Cambridge - Dullingham - Newmarket - Kennett - Bury St Edmunds - Thurston - Elmswell - Stowmarket - Needham Market - Ipswich Class 170 1x per hour
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Abellio Greater Anglia
Dutchflyer
Cambridge-Amsterdam

Accidents and incidents

  • On 8 May 2010, a member of the public was on an opposite platform to video a train hauled by steam locomotive 70013 Oliver Cromwell. In doing so, he narrowly avoided being struck by a service train operated by a Class 170 multiple unit travelling non-stop in the other direction.[4][5][6] The actions of the man, dubbed by the railway press as a "vidiot" drew widespread condemnation from fellow enthusiasts and industry professionals alike.[7] British Transport Police are investigating the incident.[4]

References

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  3. Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission, 1956.
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