Darsham railway station

Darsham railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England, serving the villages of Darsham and Yoxford, Suffolk, lying midway between the two communities. It is 26 miles 56 chains (43.0 km) down the line from Ipswich and 95 miles 35 chains (153.6 km) measured from London Liverpool Street; it is situated between Saxmundham and Halesworth. Its three-letter station code is DSM.

Darsham
Location
PlaceDarsham
Local authorityEast Suffolk
Grid referenceTM404697
Operations
Station codeDSM
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 56,744
2015/16 56,262
2016/17 55,880
2017/18 57,728
2018/19 59,924
History
Key datesOpened 1859 (1859)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Darsham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains that call.

The station-house is owned by Darsham Country Centre,[1] a subsidiary of the Woodcraft Folk,[2] and is run as a residential centre for youth groups.

Services

As of December 2016 the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Darsham is as follows:

Operator Route Rolling stock Typical frequency
Abellio Greater Anglia Lowestoft - Oulton Broad South - Beccles - Brampton (on request) - Halesworth - Darsham - Saxmundham - Wickham Market - Melton - Woodbridge - Ipswich Class 755 1x per hour in each direction

On Sundays frequency reduces to one train every two hours in each direction. Trains direct to and from London Liverpool Street were withdrawn in 2010.

One weekday early-morning train is extended through to Harwich International and there is a return from there in the evening.[3]

References
  1. http://www.darshamcountrycentre.org.uk
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Table 13 National Rail timetable, May 2016
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Abellio Greater Anglia
East Suffolk Line


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