Woodbridge railway station
Woodbridge 
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| Location | |
| Place | Woodbridge |
| Local authority | Suffolk Coastal |
| Coordinates | 52°05′24″N 1°19′05″E / 52.090°N 1.318°ECoordinates: 52°05′24″N 1°19′05″E / 52.090°N 1.318°E |
| Grid reference | TM273487 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WDB |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.169 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.186 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.202 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.204 million |
| 2015/16 |
 0.203 million |
| History | |
| Original company | East Suffolk Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 June 1859 | Opened |
| 18 April 1966 | Closed to freight |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Woodbridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Woodbridge railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England, serving the village of Woodbridge, Suffolk. It is 79 miles (127 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street via Ipswich, and is situated between Westerfield and Melton. Its three-letter station code is WDB.
The station was opened in 1859. Today it is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains that call.
The railway line connecting the East Suffolk Railway (ESR) at Halesworth with the Eastern Union Railway (EUR) (although since 1854 this had been leased by the Eastern Counties Railway) at Ipswich was built in two parts: the portion of this line south of Woodbridge was built by the EUR; Woodbridge station and the portion of line north of there was built by the ESR. The line opened on 1 June 1859, and Woodbridge station opened with the line. The ESR was absorbed by the ECR on opening day. The station buildings were designed by Frederick Barnes, who also designed other Suffolk stations such as Thurston, Elmswell and Bealings.
On 1 July 1862, the ECR and other small railway companies amalgamated to become the Great Eastern Railway (GER). At the 1923 Grouping, the GER was amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway; this in turn was a constituent of British Railways at the start of 1948.
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