The Felixstowe Branch Line is the railway to Felixstowe in Suffolk, England. Passenger services are operated by Greater Anglia. These run to and from Ipswich railway station but the branch itself starts at from Westerfield. The line also carries numerous freight trains to the Port of Felixstowe which are operated by DB Schenker, Freightliner and GB Railfreight.
The line was opened by the Felixstowe Railway and Pier Company in 1877, although the first station in Felixstowe was not in the town but at the company's pier on the River Orwell. The railway was sold to the Great Eastern Railway in 1887. A station near the town centre was opened in 1898 and this has been the only station in the town since 1967. Freight traffic has increased significantly since that time, leading to the opening of a second route to the port in 1987.
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