Lowestoft railway station
Lowestoft Greater Anglia | |
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Platforms | 3 (numbered 2, 3 and 4) |
Other information | |
Station code | LWT |
Classification | DfT category C2 |
History | |
Original company | Norfolk Railway |
Pre-grouping | Eastern Counties Railway Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 July 1847 | Opened as Lowestoft |
1855 | Rebuilt |
1 October 1903 | Renamed Lowestoft Central |
3 May 1971 | Renamed Lowestoft |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 0.438 million |
2019/20 | 0.406 million |
2020/21 | 0.103 million |
Interchange | 1,837 |
2021/22 | 0.355 million |
Interchange | 7,307 |
2022/23 | 0.397 million |
Interchange | 9,046 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Lowestoft railway station (formerly Lowestoft Central) serves the town of
The station is currently managed by
According to
History
Early days
On 30 June 1845, the Lowestoft Railway and Harbour Company was incorporated to build a harbour and dock railway in Lowestoft.
Lowestoft station opened on 1 July 1847.
With the arrival of the railway, Lowestoft's population doubled in 16 years to reach 10,000 and by the end of the century it had increased to 36,000.[22] In 1849, Peto constructed the esplanade and the Royal Hotel was opened.[22] The Norfolk Railway was taken over by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1848,[23] which provided a Friday service of cheap trains to London from summer 1859, with Lowestoft coaches being collected at Beccles by expresses from Yarmouth.[24]
Growth
The Port of Lowestoft expanded rapidly to cover an area of 74 acres (30 hectares) in less than a century, which included over 6,000 feet (1,800 metres) of quay dealing in commodities and nearly 4,500 feet (1,400 metres) of quay dealing with fish traffic.[12] This resulted in track and signal alterations between Lowestoft and Coke Ovens Junction in 1885 which were carried out by the Great Eastern Railway,[25] which had taken over the Eastern Counties Railway in 1862.[23] The two single lines from the junction were turned into double track, and an extra (third) platform was added at the station.[26][10] Two new signalboxes were provided: one at Coke Ovens and the other on the north side of Lowestoft station.[26][10] Engine sheds and a turntable were also provided.[10]
The Great Eastern introduced the first direct services to and from London in 1863, with services leaving
Holiday traffic to Lowestoft prospered,
Goods traffic had been constant for many years.
In 1914, a
Decline
As early as the 1930s, the fish traffic began to decline until there were only seasonal specials on the Norfolk & Suffolk in addition to the fish vans on the daily return goods trip.[55] The fall in income from fish traffic was only partially replaced by the development of holiday camps along the coast.[56] In addition, the drop-off in traffic on the line between Yarmouth and Lowestoft via the Haddiscoe curve resulted in its closure in 1934 and lifting in 1939.[28][57] The service had not been as fast as trains on the Yarmouth-Lowestoft line and by the 1930s it was also facing competition from buses on the A12.[57] Nevertheless, the summer timetable for 1939 still showed seventeen services each way, most of which were all-stoppers, while others were combined with Yarmouth services at Reedham before continuing to Norwich in a journey time of up to one hour and sixteen minutes.[57]
During the early years following
On 2 November 1959, passenger services on the Yarmouth-Beccles line ceased, partly due to the expense of maintaining the swing bridges at Beccles and St Olaves,
Services on the East Suffolk Line consisted of eight or nine diesel multiple unit weekday workings to Ipswich, with a single InterCity train to London, supplemented by a second service on summer Saturdays.[85] On winter Sundays, there were three services each way in the afternoon and evening.[85] An hourly service was provided on the Lowestoft-Norwich line, with seven or eight trains each way on Sundays.[85] The station continued to receive excursion traffic, mainly private charters by the Railway Development Society, as well as special services for football matches and Christmas shoppers.[86]
Present day
Direct London services
The final direct London service of the British Rail era ran on 12 May 1984.[87][88][89] On 26 September 1999, Anglia Railways reintroduced the service when the first service departed at 1005 drawn by one of Anglia's new Class 170 units.[90] The weekday service left at 0656, arriving at Liverpool Street at 0931 and returning at 1900.[90] Through Sunday services were withdrawn from the start of the summer 2000 timetable. As of December 2010 services to/from London via the East Suffolk Line and Norwich have been withdrawn.[90]
1992 rebuilding
Up until 1992 Lowestoft station retained many of its original features, including the wooden trussed ceiling, LNER clock and traditional departure boards.[91][92][34] In 1992, alterations were carried out in the name of modernising and simplifying the structure; these involved removing some brickwork, refurbishing an area of the platforms, removing the station roof and canopies to create a new open, paved concourse and demolishing the bookstall and toilet block.[93][94][95] In addition, a new toilet was provided for all passengers, trees were planted and interior alterations were carried out to the booking hall and office.[93] The removal of the station's roof now provides no shelter for passengers from the North Sea wind.[96] Although few amenities remain, the station does nonetheless retain a staffed booking office and ticket issuing machine.[97]
Much of the original historical structure nevertheless remains, including one of the last original British Rail enamel signs in situ on its frontage, displaying "British Railways - Lowestoft Central".[98][99] The original platforms 2 and 3 remain in daily use with platform 4 also available although not used for regular services;[citation needed] the platforms were not renumbered following the removal of platform 1.[100]
The station was a finalist in Railtrack's Station of the Year 1999.[citation needed]
2013 refurbishment
In May 2012, the station was described by local MP Peter Aldous as a "blot on the landscape" and a "pale shadow of its former self".[101][102] He called for its refurbishment to be included as part of the next Greater Anglia franchise.[101][102]
In early 2013, work began on redeveloping the exterior of the station with £1 million of funding from Suffolk County Council.[103] One aim of the redevelopment was to create a more efficient transport interchange with bus routes within the town.[103] The works include the resurfacing of the car park and adjoining land to create 70 additional car parking spaces, as well as redesigning the taxi rank and installing modern bus shelters with electronic information boards.[104] Initial discussions took place in mid 2013 to renovate empty units within the station, in particular the former café which was housed in the large structure facing Station Square, with the help of local groups.[105] On 18 February 2014, Peter Aldous MP officially opened a "Bike & Go" outlet at the station.[106]
Goods traffic
Even by the late 1970s Lowestoft was still handling 25,000 tonnes of freight, an increase of some 18,000 compared to the mid 1970s.
There are still sidings to the station which are rarely used,[76] although they no longer cross Station Square into the docks or across Commercial Road to what is today a car park and shop.[34] Lowestoft remains a destination for specialised freight services which carry materials used in the offshore North Sea gas production industry.[108][31][109][110] A wide variety of diesel locomotives have hauled these trains to Aberdeen over the years, including Classes 31, 37, 47, 58, 66 and 67.[108][87] For many years, the frozen food industry in the area despatched much of its production by rail and in 1989, there was still a daily Speedlink service to the town.[31] Little track rationalisation has taken place since the 1980s and the rail approach to the town is characterised by expanses of rarely used track.[110]
Motive power depot
The first engine shed at Lowestoft was a two-road brick structure on the north side of the station with a turntable on a separate spur.[111] It lay close to Denmark Road on the site of what was later the goods shed.[111] The shed could only accommodate four locomotives and attracted complaints from local residents due to the smoke from the locomotives.[82] New four-road sheds were built in 1882 at a cost of £5,650 on the north shore of Lake Lothing beyond what later became Coke Ovens Junction.[82][111] The sheds were fine and ornate in the style of those at Yarmouth Vauxhall and March with extravagant brick detail and a vast iron water tank supported by tall vaulting running the width of the shed.[111] The turntable was first on a single spur alongside the yard but later was enlarged to 65 feet (20 metres) and repositioned at the western boundary of the yard.[111] In the 1930s, new coal handling and water softening plants were installed at a cost of £2,828.[82][112]
By October 1954 the shed boasted the following allocation: 6 K3s, 1 E4, 5 J15s, 3 J17s, 2 F4s, 6 F5s, 6 F6s, 3 L1s, 1 J67 and 1 J68.[83] Prior to 1954, Lowestoft was home to the last F3 class No. 67127 which first entered service in 1893 and was condemned at Ipswich in April 1953.[113][114] Coded 32C by British Railways, the shed was officially closed in September 1960, although visiting locomotives continued to use the shed until it reportedly 'closed completely' on 7 July 1962.[80][82][83] After a period as a cattle quarantine station, the sheds were demolished in 1983.[82][83]
Harbour lines
North Quay
A short 0.25-mile (0.40-kilometre) single-track tramway was constructed by the Norfolk Railway from Lowestoft station heading eastwards across the
Fishing boats returning with their catches were moored alongside the pier on which were railway wagons ready to receive the fish.[118] A spacious covered market was opened by the Great Eastern in 1865 by the North Pier, lit by gas lamps and with landing stages 580 feet (180 m) long.[40][116] The extent of the fish traffic necessitated fishworkers' specials to Lowestoft from Scotland for the autumn herring season when Scottish women from as far afield as Kyle of Lochalsh were brought down by the trainload to gut the herring and act as relief crew on the fishing boats.[55][56][88][119][120] The Norfolk & Suffolk succeeded in capturing 5,000 tons per year of this fish traffic, around 10% of the total.[121]
The fish trade suffered from continental competition and fish migration and ever decreasing quantities were shipped by rail as lorries were used for their transport.[31][122] Traffic was lost to road not only because the prices were too high but also perhaps because transport by road saw fish rise to the top of the ice-packed containers in which they were shipped, whereas this did not happen on a smooth rail ride.[49] Services eventually ceased in September 1973 at which time two vans of fish offal to be used as pet food were dispatched nightly.[123][124] Although a new trade in whitefish developed and a new fish market opened in October 1987, rail plays no role in their transport.[31]
South Side docks and Kirkley
The Lowestoft and Beccles Railway Act 1856 authorised a branch from a junction to the east of
Facilities
Lowestoft station is conveniently situated between the south end of the shopping area in the town centre and the north end of the sea front.[131][14][132] Facilities at the station include shelters, seating in the booking hall and toilets. There is also a ticket machine and a ticket office, which is staffed during the day.
A pay and display car park is provided, as is a taxi rank and cycle storage. Local buses call at the station, which is a Plusbus location.[133]
Services
As of January 2021[update], the typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Lowestoft is as follows: [134]
Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Typical frequency |
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Greater Anglia
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Lowestoft - Oulton Broad North - Somerleyton - Haddiscoe - Reedham - Cantley - Brundall - Norwich | Class 755 | 1x per hour in each direction |
Greater Anglia
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Lowestoft - Melton - Woodbridge - Ipswich
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Class 755 | 1x per hour in each direction |
On weekdays, the station sees an hourly service to Norwich, via the Wherry Lines, with an extra service in the morning. The services tend to be timed regularly, usually departing at around 50 minutes past the hour during the day; the final service usually departs at 23:30. Saturday services follow a similar pattern, with a reduced service on Sundays. The journey time to Norwich averages 40 minutes.[135]
The service to Ipswich, via the
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Greater Anglia Lowestoft branch | Terminus | |||
East Suffolk Line | ||||
Disused railways | ||||
Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line | Terminus |
Proposed developments
Relocation of the station
Direct Yarmouth services
In January 2015, a Network Rail study proposed the reintroduction of direct services between Lowestoft and Yarmouth by reinstating a spur at
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Further reading
- Brooks, Christopher J. (1997). Railways Around Lowestoft 1847-1997: a Commemorative Album. Lowestoft: Jack Rose Old Lowestoft Society. ISBN 0-9520-3614-2.
External links
- Train times and station information for Lowestoft railway station from National Rail