Services
The following list provides a snapshot of timetables to show how they have changed over the years. Up trains are those going to Ipswich and London, down trains are those towards Felixstowe.
| Year | Service summary |
|---|---|
| 1877, May | 4 trains to/from Westerfield plus 2 to and 1 from Derby Road calling at all stations. |
| 1921, October | 7 services from Ipswich to Felixstowe Pier and 2 more terminating at Felixstowe Beach, one of which was a through service from London. |
| 1939, Summer | 20 up and 21 down local services, a few of which only ran between Felixstowe and Derby Road, plus 3 up and 4 down services beyond Ipswich to London. One train from Felixstowe included through carriages for Peterborough. |
| 1951, Summer | 19 workings in each direction on weekdays with 15 up and 16 down trains on Sundays; a few trains ran only Derby Road and Felixstowe. Through coaches arrived from London on 3 trains (4 on Saturdays) and returned on 2 weekdays; 2 trains from Felixstowe Beach on Sundays ran through to London. Felixstowe Pier closed during the summer, the final service being just 2 up and 1 down train. |
| 1969, September | 13 trains between Ipswich and Felixstowe (the former Town station, the Beach station having been closed two years earlier). All trains called at Derby Road but Trimley was only served by 10 and Westerfield by just 5. |
| 1973, Summer | 13 trains each way to and from Ipswich on weekdays, 14 on Saturdays and 10 on Sundays. |
| 2012, Summer | 18 trains each way to and from Ipswich on weekdays, 17 on Saturdays and 11 on Sundays. |
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