Facilities and Services
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. Facilities at the station include and ticket office and machine, shelters, seating in the booking hall and toilets. The ticket office 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.
On weekdays, the station sees an hourly service to Norwich via the Wherry Lines with an extra service in the morning peak. The services tend to be regularly timed, usually departing at 50 minutes past the hour during the day. The final service usually departs at 2330. Norwich trains usually depart from platform 3. Saturday services follow a similar pattern with a reduced service on Sundays. The journey time averages 40 minutes.
The service to Ipswich via the East Suffolk Line runs every 2 hours, usually at 8 minutes past the hour. These trains usually depart from platform 2 nearest the ticket office. Sunday services run every 2 hours but depart at 5 minutes past each hour from the first train at 0805 to the last at 2005. The average journey time to Ipswich is around 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The following services currently call at Lowestoft:
| Operator | Route | Stations | Trains | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia | Wherry Lines | Norwich - Brundall Gardens - Brundall - Buckenham - Cantley - Reedham - Haddiscoe - Somerleyton - Oulton Broad North - Lowestoft |
Class 153 Class 156 Class 170 |
1tph |
| East Suffolk Line | Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Melton - Wickham Market - Saxmundham - Darsham - Halesworth - Brampton (Suffolk) - Beccles - Oulton Broad South - Lowestoft |
1tp2h |
From 9 December 2012, Lowestoft will be served by an hourly service (Monday to Saturday) to and from Ipswich via the East Suffolk Line.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oulton Broad North | Greater Anglia Wherry Lines | Terminus | ||
| Oulton Broad South | Greater Anglia East Suffolk Line | |||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Lowestoft North Line and station closed | Norfolk and Suffolk Joint Railway Yarmouth-Lowestoft Line | Terminus | ||
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