Oulton Broad South railway station

Oulton Broad South
Oulton Broad South station, from the platform
Location
Place	Oulton Broad
Local authority	Waveney
Grid reference	TM518922
Operations
Station code	OUS
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	21,240
2011/12	21,792
2012/13	28,030
2013/14	42,884
2014/15	48,132
History
1 Jun 1859[1]	Opened as Carlton Colville
26 Sep 1927	Renamed to Oulton Broad South
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Oulton Broad South from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Oulton Broad South is one of two railway stations serving Oulton Broad, a suburb of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England.

The station is located on the Ipswich-Lowestoft East Suffolk Line. After leaving Lowestoft and splitting from the Norwich line, it crosses Mutford Bridge with a view of Lake Lothing to the east and Oulton Broad lake to the west.

The station is served by Abellio Greater Anglia, who operate services between Ipswich and Lowestoft. Trains to London were withdrawn in 2010.

Services

The following services currently call at Oulton Broad South:

• 1 train per hour local service Ipswich and Lowestoft

One weekday early morning train is extended through to Harwich International and there is a return from there in the evening. From 9 December 2012, Oulton Broad South is served by an hourly service Monday to Saturday and a 2-hourly service on a Sunday (this remains the default frequency as of August 2016).^[2] The ORR cite the much improved service as the probable reason for the significant increase in usage in 2013/14.

History

For several years Oulton Broad South had a static camping coach in a siding. It was used as accommodation for holiday makers. Originally, the station was named Carlton Colville, but it was renamed in later years to Oulton Broad South. The station was part of a modernisation plan that took place at the East Suffolk line in 1984. By 1986, the line was equipped with automated level crossings and radio signalling. However, to ensure the line's survival, two sections were also singled.

References

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
2. Table 13 National Rail timetable, May 2016

External links

• Train times and station information for Oulton Broad South railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 52°28′11″N 1°42′27″E / 52.4696°N 1.7076°E