As the second Suffolk Day approaches, Greater Anglia has revealed figures showing that over the last five years 15% more people in the county are using their local rail lines.

Punctuality on many Greater Anglia routes was well over 90 per cent during May, latest performance results show.

The best performance was achieved on the routes from Norwich to Lowestoft, with 97.6% of trains on time; Marks Tey to Sudbury, 97.5%; Norwich to Great Yarmouth, 96.5%; Harwich to Manningtree, 95.8% and Norwich to Sheringham, 94.5%.

Essex commuter services from Clacton, Witham, Colchester and Chelmsford to London, also ran well, with 93.9% of trains on time.

Work to regenerate major parts of Lowestoft’s iconic Railway Station is continuing with the removal of three sets of arched doors from the concourse this week.