Althorne railway station
Althorne  | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Althorne |
| Local authority | Maldon |
| Grid reference | TQ905979 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | ALN |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 43,158 |
| 2005/06 |
 39,640 |
| 2006/07 |
34,042 |
| 2007/08 |
 46,917 |
| 2008/09 |
42,418 |
| 2009/10 |
35,084 |
| 2010/11 |
36,708 |
| 2011/12 |
37,006 |
| 2012/13 |
38,346 |
| 2013/14 |
43,006 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 July 1889 | Station opens |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Althorne from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Althorne railway station serves the village of Althorne in Essex, England. The station, which is situated on the Crouch Valley Line, is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, who also provide all train services. The station is 5¼ miles (8 km) west of the Southminster terminus.
History
Opened by the Great Eastern Railway, it joined 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 South East until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Service
As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service is one train every 40 minutes to Southminster and to Wickford.[1]
During peak times, train services will run all the way to and from Billericay, Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fambridge | Abellio Greater Anglia Crouch Valley Line |
Burnham on Crouch | ||
References
- ↑ May 2011 timetable National Express
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- Train times and station information for Althorne railway station from National Rail
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- History of the Crouch Valley Line
- Local information about Crouch Valley Line
Coordinates: 51°38′53″N 0°45′07″E / 51.648°N 0.752°E