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East Suffolk Railway

East Suffolk line
Boss Hall - Greater Anglia 156419.jpg
156419 crossing a bridge near Boss Hall
Overview
Type Heavy rail
System National Rail
Status Operational
Locale Suffolk,
East of England
Termini Ipswich
Lowestoft
Stations 12
Operation
Opened 1854
Owner Network Rail
Operator(s) Abellio Greater Anglia
Character Rural branch line
Rolling stock Class 153 "Sprinter"
Class 156 "Sprinter"
Class 170 "Turbostar"
Technical
Line length 48 miles 75 chains (78.8 km)
Number of tracks 1-2
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed 55 mph (89 km/h)
Route map
Lowestoft
Yarmouth to Lowestoft Line
to Yarmouth Beach
Wherry Lines
to Norwich
Lake Lothing
Lowestoft harbour
Kirkley goods yard
Oulton Broad South
Yarmouth to Beccles Line
to Yarmouth South Town
Waveney Valley Line
to Tivetshall
Beccles
Brampton
Halesworth
Southwold Railway
to Southwold
River Blyth
Darsham
River Yox
Aldeburgh Branch Line
(partially open to goods)
Saxmundham
Snape Branch Line
(goods)
River Alde
Framlingham Branch
to Framlingham
Wickham Market
Melton
Woodbridge
Bealings
Felixstowe Branch Line
to Felixstowe

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