Additional East Suffolk Line Services from May

23 January, 2026

Greater Anglia is introducing service improvements on the East Suffolk Line, several other regional routes, and on the mainline at Stowmarket; the changes take place when the summer timetable begins on Sunday 17 May.

East Suffolk Line

  • Lowestoft – an earlier first arrival in Lowestoft from East Suffolk Line stations on Mondays to Fridays
  • Lowestoft and Beccles – a later last train from Lowestoft to Beccles and from Beccles to Lowestoft on Mondays to Saturdays
  • Westerfield – more stops for Westerfield on East Suffolk line Ipswich to Lowestoft services on Saturdays and Sundays

Intercity Services calling at Stowmarket

More intercity services will call at Stowmarket on Mondays to Saturdays, providing a half-hourly intercity service throughout most of the day.

Other Regional Service Improvements

  • An extra morning peak Ipswich to Cambridge service and evening peak Cambridge to Ipswich service on Mondays to Fridays
  • An extra morning peak Norwich to Cambridge service and evening peak Cambridge to Norwich service on Mondays to Fridays
  • An extra evening service each way between Norwich and Ely on Mondays to Saturdays
  • More early morning services between Cambridge and Stansted Airport on Mondays to Fridays
  • A later departure time for the last Norwich to Lowestoft service on Mondays to Saturdays
  • Additional morning and evening peak services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth on Mondays to Fridays
  • More services calling at Brundall, Cantley, Reedham, Haddiscoe and Somerleyton on a daily basis, giving them an hourly service
  • An extra late evening service each way between Norwich and Sheringham on Mondays to Saturdays
  • Extra morning and evening services each way between Norwich and Sheringham on Sundays
  • More services calling at Salhouse and Worstead on the Norwich to Sheringham line on a daily basis
  • As outlined above, the additional services benefit Stowmarket passengers, plus customers and communities on the Ipswich to Cambridge, Ipswich to Lowestoft, Norwich to Lowestoft, Norwich to Great Yarmouth, Norwich to Sheringham and Norwich to Cambridge routes.

The improvements reflect increasing passenger demand on Greater Anglia’s regional routes, partly driven by the service transformation delivered by the introduction of new trains over the past 6 years; this has resulted in a better travelling environment, including more seats, better accessibility through low floors and retractable steps, and improved punctuality and reliability with Greater Anglia consistently ranking amongst the best in the UK.

The service improvements are in part based on passenger and stakeholder feedback, including input from local authorities, community rail partnerships, and rail user groups.

Commenting on the service improvements, Martin Beable, Managing Director for Greater Anglia, said:

“We are pleased to be able to announce an extensive range of service improvements on our regional routes this May. We are always working to refine and improve services across our network in line with local feedback, aspirations, and emerging demand.

“The positive impact of the introduction of our new trains has seen passenger numbers rise across our regional routes. We’re glad to be able to add in extra trains across a number of our routes from May, making rail travel even more attractive and convenient.”

Full details of all the timetables starting on Sunday 17 May will be available via the National Rail website and App and the Greater Anglia website and App at the end of February.