| Alresford (Essex) | |
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| Alresford railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Alresford |
| Local authority | Tendring |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ALR |
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 49,386 |
| 2005/06 * | 45,144 |
| 2006/07 * | 48,966 |
| 2007/08 * | 46,833 |
| 2008/09 * | 50,888 |
| History | |
| 8 January 1866 | Station opens |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Alresford (Essex) from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Alresford railway station and serves the village of Alresford, Essex, England. The station is on the Tendring Hundred Railway (also known as the Sunshine Coast Line) 12 km (7½ miles) south east of Colchester. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by National Express East Anglia.
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Opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, then by the Great Eastern Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
As of February 2006, the original station house is almost derelict but is available to let. Tickets are sold from a small cabin close to Station Road. Until the level crossing gates were replaced with to automatic barriers as part of the upgrade of the line in 2008-2009,[1] the ticket clerk was also responsible for moving the level crossing gates each time a train passes.
Prior to electrification of the line, the ticket clerk operated the level crossing gates, home and distant signals on both the up and down lines, his own level crossing gate lock and the one for the level crossing a short distance down the line, at all times that the signal box was unmanned. Edward Burbage fulfilled this duty for nearly 50 years.
The following services currently call at Alresford:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency | Notes |
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| NXEA | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Witham - Colchester - Wivenhoe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea | Class 321, Class 360 | 1x per hour | Sundays only |
| NXEA | Colchester - Colchester Town - Hythe - Wivenhoe - Alresford - Great Bentley - Weeley - Thorpe-le-Soken - Kirby Cross - Frinton-on-Sea - Walton-on-the-Naze | Class 321 | 1x per hour | Not Sundays |
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| National Express East Anglia
Sunshine Coast Line
Mondays-Saturdays only |
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| Historical railways | ||||
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Line open, station closed
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Great Eastern Railway |
Line open, station closed
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