Felixstowe Beach railway station

Felixstowe Beach is a disused railway station which served the seafront and southern part of Felixstowe in Suffolk, England. It was opened in 1877 and closed from 11 September 1967. The line remains open and sidings to the south of the station connect with railway lines in the Port of Felixstowe.
The Felixstowe Railway and Pier opened on 1 May 1877 but there were no stations between Orwell and the terminus at Felixstowe Pier as the station near the beach at Felixstowe was not ready in time, although it did open soon after. The company had been promoted by Colonel George Tomline who owned property near the station. He was criticised by the Suffolk Chronicle for building the stations where he thought "people ought to be, rather than where people actually live". It has been claimed that it was location was chosen to be away from his rival John Chevalier Cobbold's Ordnance Hotel, which was close to the railway on Landguard Road. The station had goods facilities and also the line's engine shed.

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