Where is Needham Market railway station?

Needham Market railway station is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP6 8AS), in the parish of Needham Market.

How do I get to Needham Market railway station?

The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode IP6 8AS.

Who owns Needham Market railway station?

Needham Market railway station is owned by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Is Needham Market railway station a listed building?

Needham Market railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.

Is Needham Market railway station a protected site?

Yes — Needham Market railway station is part of the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape (AONB).

Is Needham Market railway station free to visit?

Yes, Needham Market railway station is free to enter.

How do I get to Needham Market railway station?

The nearest railway station is Needham Market, about 0.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IP6 8AS.

Heritage railway stations · East of England

Needham Market railway station

In or near Coddenham.

Free admission

Needham Market railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-east, United Kingdom.

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–2 h
Nearest railway station: Needham Market · 0.0 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

Needham Market railway station is located in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, with the postcode IP6 8AS. The nearest station is Needham Market, which is 0 km away. Entry to the station is free.

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Needham Market railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in england-east, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.

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Protected designations

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Suffolk Coast & Heaths

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

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 is served by one train per hour between Ipswich and Cambridge. It is the only station on the GEML with no direct services to London, with passengers instead having to change at Ipswich. The station appears in Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations by Simon Jenkins.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The station was originally opened as 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 closed 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. It was restored in 2000 by Spacia Ltd and won an award in the 2002 National Railway Heritage…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates: 52.1526, 1.0553
County: Suffolk
District: Mid Suffolk
Parish: Needham Market
Postcode: IP6 8AS
Parliamentary constituency: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Nearest railway station: Needham Market — 0 km

Sources

wikidata: Q2526515 (CC0)
wikipedia: Needham Market railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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