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{{short description|Railway station in Suffolk, England}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Needham Market
| name = Needham Market
| symbol = rail
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| symbol = rail
| image_name = The Railway Station at Needham Market - geograph.org.uk - 382080.jpg
| caption = Needham Market railway station in 2007
| image = 2018 at Needham Market station - old building.JPG
| manager = [[Abellio Greater Anglia]]
| borough = [[Needham Market]], [[Mid Suffolk]]
| locale = [[Needham Market]]
| country = England
| borough = [[Mid Suffolk]]
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TM091548|25|TM091548}}
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| code = NMT
| manager = [[Abellio Greater Anglia]]
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| platforms = 2
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| code = NMT
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
| lowusage0708 = {{increase}} 43,987
| years = 1846
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| events = Opened as ''Needham''
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| years1 = 2 January 1967
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| events1 = Closed
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| years2 = 6 December 1971
| lowusage1213 = {{increase}} 85,078
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| events2 = Reopened as ''Needham Market''
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| lowusage1415 = {{increase}} 92,418
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| platforms = 2
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| years = 1846
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| events = Opened as ''Needham''
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| years1 = 1967
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 100,754}}
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| events1 = Closed
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| years2 = 1971
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| events2 = Reopened as ''Needham Market''
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| gridref = TM091548
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| dft_category = F2
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
}}
'''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 {{convert|77|mi|7|chain|km}} down-line from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and is situated between {{rws|Ipswich}} to the south and {{rws|Stowmarket}} to the north. Its three-letter station code is NMT.
'''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 {{convert|77|mi|7|chain|km}} down the line from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and is situated between {{rws|Ipswich}} to the south and {{rws|Stowmarket}} to the north. Its three-letter station code is NMT.


The station is currently operated by [[Abellio Greater Anglia]], which also runs all trains serving the station. It sees regular services between Ipswich and Stowmarket, whereafter trains branch off to {{rws|Cambridge}} via the [[Ipswich to Ely Line]].
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 railway station|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]].<ref>Simon Jenkins (2017) Britain's Hundred Best Railway Stations Penguin Books, {{ISBN|978-0-241978-98-6}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The station was originally opened with the name '''Needham''' by the Ipswich & Bury Railway in 1846. The main building, described as "one of the best in East Anglia" by Biddle, was designed in a grand Jacobean style with decorative brickwork by Frederick Barnes and was completed by the contractor, Daniel Revitt, in 1849. It was later slightly simplified, and the platforms rebuilt, by the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] (LNER).
The station was originally opened with the name '''Needham''' by the Ipswich & Bury Railway in 1846. The main building, described as "one of the best in East Anglia" by Biddle, was designed in a grand Jacobean style with decorative brickwork by Frederick Barnes and was completed by the contractor, Daniel Revitt, in 1849. It was later slightly simplified, and the platforms rebuilt, by the [[London and North Eastern Railway]] (LNER).


It was closed to passengers by the [[Eastern Region of British Railways]] in 1967 but reopened as '''Needham Market''' in 1971. The main building, now in alternative use, is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{Images of England|num=436973}}</ref> It was restored in 2000 by Spacia Ltd, and won an award in the 2002 National Railway Heritage Awards. In April 2015 work commenced to improve the station, but this did not include making the London-bound platform wheelchair accessible.<ref>http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/nmt/details.html</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Biddle, Gordon|title=Britain's Historic Railway Buildings|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=0-19-866247-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Sore, Ray|title=The railway at Needham (Market)|journal=Great Eastern Journal|issue=97|pages=3–13|date=January 1999}}</ref>
It was closed to passengers by the [[Eastern Region of British Railways]] in 1967 but reopened as '''Needham Market''' in 1971. The main building, now in alternative use, is a Grade II [[listed building]].<ref>{{NHLE |num=1253684 |access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref> It was restored in 2000 by Spacia Ltd, and won an award in the 2002 National Railway Heritage Awards. In April 2015 work commenced to improve the station, including the installation of an anti-slip composite fibreglass platform<ref>{{Cite web|title=Needham Market is first train station in the world to install ground breaking award winning composite platform {{!}} netMAGmedia Ltd|url=https://www.architectsdatafile.co.uk/news/needham-market-is-first-train-station-in-the-world-to-install-ground-breaking-award-winning-composite-platform/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=www.architectsdatafile.co.uk|date=2 August 2015 }}</ref> (Dura Platform) which features a patented design with in-built water management and snow-melting capabilities. However, this did not include making the London-bound platform wheelchair accessible.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/nmt/details.html|title = National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Needham Market}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Biddle, Gordon|title=Britain's Historic Railway Buildings|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=0-19-866247-5}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Sore, Ray|title=The railway at Needham (Market)|journal=Great Eastern Journal|issue=97|pages=3–13|date=January 1999}}</ref>


==Services==
==Services==
Line 51: Line 55:
| [[Abellio Greater Anglia]]
| [[Abellio Greater Anglia]]
| [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]] - [[Dullingham railway station|Dullingham]] - [[Newmarket (Suffolk) railway station|Newmarket]] - [[Kennett railway station|Kennett]] - [[Bury St Edmunds railway station|Bury St. Edmunds]] - [[Thurston railway station|Thurston]] - [[Elmswell railway station|Elmswell]] - [[Stowmarket railway station|Stowmarket]] - Needham Market - [[Ipswich railway station|Ipswich]]
| [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]] - [[Dullingham railway station|Dullingham]] - [[Newmarket (Suffolk) railway station|Newmarket]] - [[Kennett railway station|Kennett]] - [[Bury St Edmunds railway station|Bury St. Edmunds]] - [[Thurston railway station|Thurston]] - [[Elmswell railway station|Elmswell]] - [[Stowmarket railway station|Stowmarket]] - Needham Market - [[Ipswich railway station|Ipswich]]
| [[British Rail Class 170|Class 170]]
| [[British Rail Class 755|Class 755]]
| 1x per hour
| 1x per hour
|}
|}

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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:31, 22 November 2024

Needham Market
National Rail
General information
LocationNeedham Market, Mid Suffolk
England
Grid referenceTM091548
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeNMT
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
1846Opened as Needham
2 January 1967Closed
6 December 1971Reopened as Needham Market
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 100,754
2020/21Decrease 33,484
2021/22Increase 79,196
2022/23Increase 94,148
2023/24Increase 112,342
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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]

History

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The station was originally opened with the name Needham by the Ipswich & Bury Railway in 1846. The main building, described as "one of the best in East Anglia" by Biddle, was designed in a grand Jacobean style with decorative brickwork by Frederick Barnes and was completed by the contractor, Daniel Revitt, in 1849. It was later slightly simplified, and the platforms rebuilt, by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).

It was closed to passengers by the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1967 but reopened as Needham Market in 1971. The main building, now in alternative use, is a Grade II listed building.[2] It was restored in 2000 by Spacia Ltd, and won an award in the 2002 National Railway Heritage Awards. In April 2015 work commenced to improve the station, including the installation of an anti-slip composite fibreglass platform[3] (Dura Platform) which features a patented design with in-built water management and snow-melting capabilities. However, this did not include making the London-bound platform wheelchair accessible.[4][5][6]

Services

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The following services typically call at Needham Market:

Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency
Abellio Greater Anglia Cambridge - Dullingham - Newmarket - Kennett - Bury St. Edmunds - Thurston - Elmswell - Stowmarket - Needham Market - Ipswich Class 755 1x per hour
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Historical railways
Great Eastern Railway

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Needham Market railway station.
  1. ^ Simon Jenkins (2017) Britain's Hundred Best Railway Stations Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-241978-98-6
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1253684)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Needham Market is first train station in the world to install ground breaking award winning composite platform | netMAGmedia Ltd". www.architectsdatafile.co.uk. 2 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ^ "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Needham Market".
  5. ^ Biddle, Gordon (2003). Britain's Historic Railway Buildings. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-866247-5.
  6. ^ Sore, Ray (January 1999). "The railway at Needham (Market)". Great Eastern Journal (97): 3–13.

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