Felixstowe Pier railway station

Felixstowe Pier was a railway station on the Felixstowe Branch Line built in 1877 the site of which is now within the boundary of the Port of Felixstowe. There were a number of sidings that served the docks that were situated to the north of the line as well as one that served the seaplane bases on the south side. The station consisted of a single platform and run round loop. The siding at the "river" end of the run round loop extended onto a jetty.

The station opened in 1877 and was served by the original train service from Westerfield Junction that also called at Derby Road, Orwell and Felixstowe Beach railway station. It was built by Colonel Tomline and the station provided direct access to passengers arriving by ferry. Two years later, in 1879, a Bill authorising the construction of Felixstowe Dock passed through Parliament. The first with the intention of operating steam vessels between Felixstowe and certain ports on the Elbe in competition with the Great Eastern Railway that operated services from which is now Harwich International Port. To this day a foot ferry operates from a location a few hundred metres away to Harwich.

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