Heritage railway stations · East of England
Needham Market railway station
Needham Market railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in england-east, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
About
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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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.
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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…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1526, 1.0553
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- Mid Suffolk
- Parish
- Needham Market
- Postcode
- IP6 8AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
Sources
- wikidata: Q2526515 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Needham Market railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
- 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 free to visit?
- Yes, Needham Market railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Needham Market railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP6 8AS. It sits within the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich parliamentary constituency.