Dullingham Railway Station
Dullingham is a remote passing loop on the otherwise single track between Cambridge and Chippenham Junction. There is a signal box and manually operated crossing gates. Although at casual inspection the station looks like a standard double-track station the train operation is somewhat different. The main line passes the platform closer to the village (platform 2); all Westbound services use this platform, but the main-line is signalled bi-directionally and unless trains are required to cross at Dullingham Eastbound services typically use this line too. At the time of writing (December 2012) the only regular passenger service to use the distant platform (platform 1) is the train at around 0800 to Ipswich which passes a train to Cambridge at Dullingham. The remote platform (on the loop line) is only signalled to allow Eastbound services to use it. Fast passing services always use the main line if possible - there is a speed restriction on the loop.
The service pattern typically alternates; trains either call at Dullingham or Kennett Monday-Friday with the exception of the 16:44 and the 17:44 services from Cambridge. Sunday services typically call at both.
Train services
The following services currently call at Dullingham:
Operator | Route | Material | Frequency |
---|---|---|---|
Greater Anglia | Cambridge - Dullingham - Newmarket - Kennett - Bury St Edmunds - Thurston - Elmswell - Stowmarket - Needham Market - Ipswich | Class 755 | Typically 1 stopping service every 2 hours and one service that does not stop on the other hours. |
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Greater Anglia | ||||
Historical railways | ||||
Line open, station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station open |
References
- ^ "Disused Stations: Dullingham Station".
- ^ Table 14 National Rail timetable, May 2016
External links
- Train times and station information for Dullingham railway station from National Rail
52°12′07″N 0°22′01″E / 52.202°N 0.367°E