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LOCAL SERVICES
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
There is a limited bus service that links the village communities with Woodbridge and beyond to Ipswich, and the nearest railway
stations are located at Melton and Woodbridge. There is also a Community Car Service run by volunteers for people who cannot
get to a GP or hospital appointment. Details of all of these are given below.
Buses.
There are buses that link the villages in the local community with Orford, Woodbridge and onwards to Ipswich. Routes 71 and 71A
are operated by Far East Travel and Country Travel.
An excerpt from the timetables is given below, but the full timetables can be seen on the Parish Council notice boards.
ROUTE 71 Orford - Woodbridge (Mondays - Saturdays)
Orford Market Hill 0705 0929 1052 1233 1442 1643
Capel St Andrew Phone Box 0719 0943 1106 1256 1456 -
Boyton Dock Farm Road 0723 0947 1110 1300 1500 -
Hollesley Oak Hill 0728 0952 1115 1305 1505
Hollesley Duck Corner 0731 0955 1118 1308 1508
Melton Railway Station 0741 1005 1128 1318 1518 1708
Woodbridge Turban Centre 0748 1012 1135 1325 1525
Woodbridge Railway Station R* 1014 1137 1327 1527
ROUTE 71 Woodbridge - Orford (Mondays - Saturdays)
Woodbridge Railway Station 1015 1145 1345 1555 1755 1825
Woodbridge Turban Centre 1017 1150 1350 1600 1800 1827
Melton Railway Station 1024 1157 1357 1607 1807 1834
Hollesley Duck Corner 1207 1407 1617 1817 -
Hollesley Oak Hill 1210 1410 1620 1820 -
Boyton Dock Farm Road ------------ Request -----------------
Capel St Andrew Phone Box 1217 1417 1627 1827
Orford Market Hill 1051 1231 1440 1643 1843 -
ROUTE 72/72A through Alderton, Bawdsey and Sutton has been cancelled wef 6 July 2009.
It has been replaced by an 'On Demand' minibus pick-up service operated by Suffolk Link.
To book a ride, telephone 0845 604 1802. More information is available on their website
at www.suffolkonboard.com. The fares are similar to bus ride fares, and concessionary
passes are valid.
R* - On Request only
More detailed timetables are available on the official website here. Enter the Route Number, click on 'Search' and then select
the route from the list.
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Community Car Service
This service is available for anyone in this area who cannot get to a hospital or GP appointment using public transport. The charge
for this service is 40p per mile and the people to contact are:
Janet Gardiner (Coordinator) on 01473 639866
or Colin Beecroft on 01394 411794.
For more details of Suffolk County Council's transport options, visit www.suffolkonboard.com. For Community Car Services and other
local transport information, visit the website at www.a2binfo.net and click on 'Suffolk'.
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Railways.
The local railway network is run by National Express East Anglia . The nearest railway stations are at Melton and Woodbridge (about
6-7 miles away) on the line where trains run between Ipswich and Lowestoft. About 10 trains a day operate in each direction from Monday
to Saturday and seven on Sundays.
From Ipswich station, there are frequent trains to London (Liverpool Street) and Norwich as well as a service to Peterborough and
Cambridge.
The latest local train timetable (in PDF format) can be downloaded here.
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