Thurston railway station serves the village of Thurston

Thurston, Suffolk

Thurston is a village in Suffolk situated about four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. As of mid-2005, Thurston's estimated population was 3,260. It is recorded in the Domesday book as Thurstuna and Torstuna.-Services:...

 in Suffolk

Suffolk

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, England

England

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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia.

It is served primarily by local services between Ipswich and Cambridge.

History

Thurston station was opened by the Ipswich and Bury Railway in 1846 and the main building (Grade II listed and no longer in railway use) was designed by Frederick Barnes in the Jacobean style using decorative brickwork and requiring three stories to reach from ground level to the platforms on an embankment; there is an original bridge over the road adjacent.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations

Official Handbook of Stations

The Official Handbook of Stations was a large listing all the passenger and goods stations and private sidings on the railways of Great Britain and Ireland...

 the following classes of traffic

Official Handbook of Stations

The Official Handbook of Stations was a large listing all the passenger and goods stations and private sidings on the railways of Great Britain and Ireland...

 were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a 1 ton 10 cwt crane. H Clarke & Son had a private siding.

Train Services

The following services currently call at Thurston:

Operator	Route	Material	Frequency
NXEA	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...  - Dullingham Dullingham railway station Dullingham is a railway station that serves the village of Dullingham in Cambridgeshire, England. It is about north-west of the centre of the village. It is also the nearest railway station to the town of Haverhill in Suffolk, which is about 9 miles away. The station, and all trains serving it,...  - Newmarket - Kennett Kennett railway station Kennett is a railway station serving the village of Kentford in Cambridgeshire, England. It opened in 1854 when the railway was extended from Newmarket to Bury St Edmunds. At its peak during the period 1860 to 1890 there was a station master and three other members of staff...  - Bury St Edmunds Bury St Edmunds railway station Bury St Edmunds railway station serves the town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by National Express East Anglia.-Historical Services:...  - Thurston Thurston railway station Thurston railway station serves the village of Thurston in Suffolk, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia.It is served primarily by local services between Ipswich and Cambridge.-History:...  - Elmswell Elmswell railway station Elmswell serves the village of Elmswell in Suffolk, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia....  - Stowmarket Stowmarket railway station Stowmarket is a railway station serving the town of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England. The station is on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich. It is also the junction of the line to Bury St Edmunds...  - Needham Market Needham Market railway station Needham Market is a railway station serving the town of Needham Market in Suffolk, England. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street to Norwich.The station is served by National Express East Anglia.-History:...  - Ipswich Ipswich railway station Ipswich railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line 68¾ miles east of London Liverpool Street towards Norwich...	Class 170	1x per hour

Accidents and incidents

• On 8 May 2010, a member of the public was on an opposite platform to video a train hauled by steam locomotive
  Steam locomotive
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   70013 Oliver Cromwell
  BR standard class 7 70013 Oliver Cromwell
  70013 Oliver Cromwell is a British Railways standard class 7 preserved steam locomotive. The locomotive is notable as one of the four steam locomotives which worked the last steam railtour on British Railways in 1968 before the introduction of a steam ban.-Career:One of 55 of the "Britannia"...
  
  . In doing so, he narrowly avoided being struck by a service train operated by a Class 170 multiple unit travelling non-stop in the other direction. The actions of the man, dubbed by the railway press as a "vidiot" drew widespread condemnation from fellow enthusiasts and industry professionals alike. British Transport Police
  British Transport Police
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  are investigating the incident.

External links

• Thurston station on navigable 1946 O.S. map