Thorpe-le-Soken railway station
Thorpe-le-Soken  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Thorpe-le-Soken |
| Local authority | Tendring |
| Coordinates | 51°50′53″N 1°09′43″E / 51.848°N 1.162°ECoordinates: 51°50′53″N 1°09′43″E / 51.848°N 1.162°E |
| Grid reference | TM178212 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TLS |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 |
 0.135 million |
| 2005/06 |
0.132 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.129 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.129 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.124 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.118 million |
| 2010/11 |
 0.124 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.124 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.121 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.130 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thorpe-le-Soken from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Thorpe-le-Soken railway station serves the village of Thorpe-le-Soken in Essex, England. The station is 1 mile from the village centre.
History
It was opened as Thorpe by the Great Eastern Railway on 28 July 1866 on the Tendring Hundred extension. It was renamed Thorpe le Soken on 1 March 1900.[1]
There are currently two platforms at Thorpe-le-Soken. They are both situated on an island platform, only accessible by a footbridge. There is a clearly visible platform and trackbed on what would be Platform 3. This is continuous with the stations on the Walton branch line, Kirby Cross, Frinton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze. One of the double tracks that were originally on the line to Walton has been completely taken up.
Train services
The following services currently call at Thorpe-le-Soken:
| Operator | Route | Material | Frequency |
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - Colchester - Wivenhoe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea | Class 321, Class 360 | 1x per hour |
| Abellio Greater Anglia | 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 |
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
Services
Typical Monday to Saturday off-peak services are as follows:
Westbound
- 1tph to Liverpool Street calling at Wivenhoe, Colchester, Witham, Chelmsford, Ingatestone, Shenfield and Stratford.
- 1tph to Colchester via Colchester Town calling at all stations.
Eastbound
- 1tph to Clacton-on-Sea only.
- 1tph To Walton-on-the-Naze calling at Kirby Cross and Frinton-on-Sea
On Sundays this becomes:
Westbound
- 1tph to London Liverpool Street, calling at Great Bentley, Alresford, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Marks Tey, Witham, Chelmsford, Shenfield and Stratford .
Eastbound
- 1tph to Clacton-on-Sea only.
- 1 tph to Walton-on-the-Naze, calling at Kirby Cross and Frinton-on-Sea.
Interchanges at Thorpe-le-Soken are always with a same direction connection. For example if you leave a Clacton-bound train at Thorpe-le-Soken, a Walton-on-the-Naze service is at Platform 2. Waiting for a service to Colchester takes another half an hour and vice versa with the London bound services.
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
External links
- Train times and station information for Thorpe-le-Soken railway station from National Rail
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