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Direct services & connecting journeys
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Before you start your journey
Departing from Melton
- Departure station
- Melton station guide
- Address
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- Station Rd, Melton IP12 1LT
Operators serving Melton
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Facilities at Melton
- Shelter
- Benches
Parking & meeting your train
- Station car park (20 spaces)
Explore the area around Melton
- Sutton Hoo
- Rendlesham Forest
About your departure station
Built in 1859 by the East Suffolk Railway, Melton served rural Suffolk communities.
The station was nearly closed in the 1960s but survived due to local campaigning.
Reduced to unstaffed status in 1967, it retains original platform features.
Melton's survival represents the importance of maintaining rural transport links.
The station remains vital for local travel and tourism, connecting communities to the Suffolk coast while preserving elements of its Victorian railway past near important archaeological sites like Sutton Hoo in this picturesque part of East Anglia.
Questions about this journey
Where can I see fares and train times from Melton to Shenfield?
Open the ticket search and enter Melton as your departure station and Shenfield as your arrival station, then add your travel date and passenger details to see the available options.
How do I check whether I need to change trains between Melton and Shenfield?
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Can I include a Railcard?
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