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Trimley railway station is in the village of Trimley St Mary, near Felixstowe, in Suffolk, England, and also serves the adjacent Trimley St Martin. The station is situated on the Felixstowe Branch Line east of . It was opened by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) in 1891 and built to a design by its chief architect, W. N. Ashbee; it was one of only two stations outside Essex to be built in the ''New Essex'', or ''Ashbee'', style.〔(Trimley Station Community Trust: History ), accessed 31 August 2015〕 A branch line for goods trains to the Port of Felixstowe was opened in 1987. Passenger trains in 2012 are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. ==History== The Felixstowe Railway and Pier Company opened their line from to 1 May 1877 but the nearest station, other than at the pier near Landguard Common, was '' at Nacton; a station at was soon added but this was on the far side of the town so of little use to people in the Trimleys. On 1 May 1891 that the station at Trimley was opened, by which time the railway had been purchased by the GER and trains were running through from Ipswich where connections were better than at Westerfield. In 1898 a new Felixstowe Town was opened which was more convenient for people travelling to the town. Public freight facilities were withdrawn on 13 July 1964, although they were retained at Felixstowe until 5 December 1966. In 1967 the branch was converted to "Pay Train" operation, with all fares being collected by the guard so that the only staff left at Trimley were the signalmen. A new direct line to Felixstowe docks was opened in 1970, with Felixstowe Beach Junction created between Trimley and Felixstowe. At the same time the signal box at Felixstowe was closed, the electric signals and new junction being operated from Trimley. Work on a new line from the east end of Trimley station to the Northern Freightliner Terminal at Felixstowe docks started in March 1986 and it was opened for traffic on 16 February 1987. It involved heavy earthworks and cost £2,000,000 but the dock owners received a 40% grant under Section 8 of the Railways Act 1974 as it would reduce road traffic. As part of this work the signal box was closed and a modular building provided instead. This was west of the level crossing on the south side of the line. In 1997 this signal box was closed, control of the branch being transferred to Colchester Panel Signal Box. Colour light signals and motor-driven points are fitted throughout, while the level crossing is monitored by CCTV. A signal passed at danger (SPAD) indicator was installed on the platform to act as a warning to train drivers approaching from Felixstowe should they pass a red signal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trimley railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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