Halesworth railway station

Halesworth railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England, serving the small town of Halesworth, Suffolk. It is also the nearest station to the seaside town of Southwold. It is 100mi down-line from London Liverpool Street via, and is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is HAS.It is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains that call.HistoryHalesworth station was formerly situated on a level crossing. However, it was unusual in that the platforms swung across the road rather than having typical crossing gates. The crossing is now permanently closed.The cabin from the mechanical signal box at Halesworth has been preserved at the County School railway station on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.On the afternoon of 18 December 1941 a German Dornier bombed the station-house, killing the stationmaster, his wife and their young maid. The station-house was rebuilt but with a reduced size.The Halesworth and District Museum and the offices of Halesworth Area Community Transport now occupy the station building.The station has been "adopted" by volunteers from the East Suffolk Lines Community Rail Partnership who maintain the planting and remove litter. (The station is unstaffed by Greater Anglia.)Servicesthe typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service at Halesworth is as follows: