What is Framlingham Branch?
The '''Framlingham Branch''' was a British rail line. It was six miles long on a single track. It went from [[Wickham Market railway station]] on the [[East Suffolk Line]] to {{stnlnk|Framlingham}}. There were three stations in between, {{stnlnk|Parham}}, {{stnlnk|Hacheston Halt}}, and {{stnlnk|Marlesford}}. {{Framlingham Branch}} ==History== Work was allowed to start on the railway in 1854, along with a line from {{stnlnk|Halesworth}} to {{stnlnk|Woodbridge}}, the line opened on 1 June 1859.<ref>Atterbury, P. (2006) Branch Line Britain, David and Charles, Marlborough {{ISBN|0-7153-1990-6}} P100</ref> The branch became part of the [[London & North Eastern Railway]] in 1923 and British Railways from 1948. Well used until the 1930s when passenger numbers fell due to the popularity of road transport the line closed to passenger services on 1 November 1952, and to freight on 19 April 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/place/118|title=Framlingham summary from Suffolk CAMRA|website=www.suffolkcamra.co.uk|access-date=2011-05-02|archive-date=2011-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716114745/http://www.suffolkcamra.co.uk/pubs/place/118|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Railway lines of England]]