Wrabness railway station
Wrabness  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wrabness |
| Local authority | Tendring |
| Grid reference | TM180315 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WRB |
| 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 | 18,502 |
| 2005/06 |
 21,175 |
| 2006/07 |
22,394 |
| 2007/08 |
 22,540 |
| 2008/09 |
19,778 |
| 2009/10 |
17,736 |
| 2010/11 |
21,912 |
| 2011/12 |
20,116 |
| 2012/13 |
24,484 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wrabness from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Wrabness is a railway station serving the village of Wrabness, in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. It is situated on the Mayflower Line.
History
There were sidings at the west (or London) end of both the up and down lines. Those on the up side were used for local goods work, coal being one of the commodities handled. The sidings on the down side were extended during World War II to the riverside to accommodate a large rail-mounted gun which was intended to protect the estuary.[1]
The signal box controlling the section of line stood at the west end of the down platform but was no longer used after the electrification of the line in 1985. The box was purchased by local enthusiasts and donated to the Colne Valley Railway at Castle Hedingham[2] where it was re-commissioned and is operational today controlling a running round loop.
Services
In 2013 the service on the 'Mayflower Line' sees an hourly train for most of the week, although a few extra services run during the morning and evening peak Monday to Friday. They operate between Manningtree and Harwich Town calling at all stations, although a few trains are extended to or from Colchester or London Liverpool Street.[3]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line open, station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station open |
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References
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic (June 2011). Branch Lines to Harwich and Hadleigh. Midhurst: Middleton Press. . ISBN 978-1-908174-02-4.
- ↑ Mitchell 2011,
- ↑ "London - Chelmsford, Colchester, Walton-on-Naze, Clacton, Harwich, Ipswich and Norwich" (PDF). Electronic National Rail Timetable. National Rail. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
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Coordinates: 51°56′20″N 1°10′19″E / 51.939°N 1.172°E