Lakenheath railway station
Lakenheath railway station is on the Breckland Line in the east of England, serving the village of Lakenheath, Suffolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Lakenheath  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Lakenheath, West Suffolk England |
| Grid reference | TL723863 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LAK |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  416 |
| 2016/17 |  518 |
| 2017/18 | 468 |
| 2018/19 | 454 |
| 2019/20 | 416 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Lakenheath is 82 miles 39 chains (132.8 km) from London Liverpool Street via Ely.
The station lies some three miles north of the village and is not within convenient walking distance of any sizeable population. However, there is a population of over 10,000 people (in Lakenheath as well as Feltwell and Hockwold cum Wilton) within a five-mile radius of the station.
Lakenheath registered just 454 passenger entries/exits in 2018/19, according to Office of Rail and Road estimates. The limited services that call at the station, on request and at weekends only, provide access to the RSPB Lakenheath Fen nature reserve immediately adjacent to the station.
Services
As of December 2019, on Saturdays there is one train to Stansted Airport and one train to Norwich, and on Sundays there are three trains to Stansted Airport and four to Norwich. There is no weekday service.
Trains stop on request only, and are operated by Greater Anglia, typically formed by brand new Class 755 diesel units which replaced the Class 170 trains used previously in 2019.
External links
- Train times and station information for Lakenheath railway station from National Rail
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakenheath railway station. |
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia Weekends only |