Brampton railway station (Suffolk)

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
LocationRedisham, East Suffolk
England
Coordinates52.3954°N 1.5437°E / 52.3954; 1.5437
Grid referenceTM411834
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBRP
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyEast Suffolk Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
4 December 1854Opened as Brampton
1 June 1928Renamed Brampton (Suffolk)
Passengers
2015/16 8,630
2016/17 7,842
2017/18 9,004
2018/19 9,532
2019/20 9,858
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Brampton is a request stop, 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
The station in 1963

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

As of December 2016 the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Brampton is as follows:

Operator Route Rolling stock Typical frequency
Abellio Greater Anglia Lowestoft - Oulton Broad South - Beccles - Brampton (on request) - Halesworth - Darsham - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Melton - Woodbridge - Ipswich Class 755 1x per hour in each direction

On Sundays frequency reduces to one train every two hours 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
  1. Stuff, Good. "Brampton (Suffolk) Railway Station (BRP) - The ABC Railway Guide". abcrailwayguide.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. p. 216.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. pp. 127, 126, 133. CN 8983.
  5. Table 13 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Abellio Greater Anglia
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