Felixstowe railway station
Railway station in Suffolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Felixstowe railway station is the eastern passenger terminus of the Felixstowe Branch Line, in the east of England and is the only surviving station serving the coastal town of Felixstowe, Suffolk. It is 15 miles 51 chains (25.2 km) down the line from Ipswich and 84 miles 30 chains (135.8 km) measured from London Liverpool Street; the preceding station on the line is Trimley. Its three-letter station code is FLX.
General information | |||||
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Location | Felixstowe, East Suffolk England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.967°N 1.350°E / 51.967; 1.350 | ||||
Grid reference | TM302351 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FLX | ||||
Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1898 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 187,454 | ||||
2019/20 | 170,412 | ||||
2020/21 | 58,704 | ||||
2021/22 | 193,072 | ||||
2022/23 | 218,542 | ||||
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It was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1898 as Felixstowe Town to distinguish it from the other stations at Felixstowe Pier and Felixstowe Beach, both of which have since closed.
The station is owned by Network Rail and is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.