Sudbury railway station
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Sudbury railway station is a railway station serving the town of Sudbury
in Suffolk
, England
. It is the single-platform northern terminus of the Gainsborough Line, and is managed by National Express East Anglia, who provide all train services. The station is located on the edge of the town centre.
The current station is the third one in Sudbury. The first was built in 1849, which was replaced in 1865 when the line was extended to Cambridge
to form the Stour Valley Railway
. Sudbury again became a terminus in 1967, the station remaining as it was. In 1991 the station was re-sited in order that the Kingfisher Leisure Centre could be built.
The unstaffed station is looked after voluntarily by Sudbury in Bloom The station is entered yearly in the Anglia in Bloom station competition and won Silver Gilt in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Sudbury Station won the Best Station Garden award at the 2008 ACoRP Community Rail Awards.
A self-service ticket machine has been provided adjacent to the platform entrance.
Sudbury, Suffolk
Sudbury is a small, ancient market town in the county of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour, from Colchester and from London.-Early history:...
in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is the single-platform northern terminus of the Gainsborough Line, and is managed by National Express East Anglia, who provide all train services. The station is located on the edge of the town centre.
The current station is the third one in Sudbury. The first was built in 1849, which was replaced in 1865 when the line was extended to Cambridge
Cambridge railway station
Cambridge railway station is a railway station serving the city of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located at the end of Station Road, off Hills Road, 1 mile south-east of the city centre...
to form the Stour Valley Railway
Stour Valley Railway
The Stour Valley Railway is a partially closed railway line that ran between , near Cambridge and in Essex, England. The line opened in sections between 1849 and 1865...
. Sudbury again became a terminus in 1967, the station remaining as it was. In 1991 the station was re-sited in order that the Kingfisher Leisure Centre could be built.
The unstaffed station is looked after voluntarily by Sudbury in Bloom The station is entered yearly in the Anglia in Bloom station competition and won Silver Gilt in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Sudbury Station won the Best Station Garden award at the 2008 ACoRP Community Rail Awards.
A self-service ticket machine has been provided adjacent to the platform entrance.
External links
- History page at Subterranea Britannica showing the station before and after redevelopmentRedevelopmentRedevelopment is any new construction on a site that has pre-existing uses.-Description:Variations on redevelopment include:* Urban infill on vacant parcels that have no existing activity but were previously developed, especially on Brownfield land, such as the redevelopment of an industrial site...