Kelvedon railway station

Kelvedon National Rail
Location
Place Kelvedon and Feering
Local authority District of Braintree
Coordinates 51°50′27″N 0°42′10″E / 51.8409°N 0.7027°E / 51.8409; 0.7027Coordinates: 51°50′27″N 0°42′10″E / 51.8409°N 0.7027°E / 51.8409; 0.7027
Grid reference TL862192
Operations
Station code KEL
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 2
DfT category C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05   0.775 million
2005/06 Decrease 0.760 million
2006/07 Increase 0.787 million
2007/08 Increase 0.799 million
2008/09 Decrease 0.797 million
2009/10 Decrease 0.763 million
2010/11 Increase 0.791 million
2011/12 Increase 0.827 million
2012/13 Decrease 0.813 million
2013/14 Increase 0.837 million
2014/15 Increase 0.854 million
History
Original company Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
29 March 1843 Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Kelvedon from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Kelvedon railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the villages of Kelvedon and Feering, Essex. It is also the closest station to the settlements of Coggeshall and Tiptree. Kelvedon is 42 miles 21 chains (68.0 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street. It is situated between Witham to the west and Marks Tey and to the east.[1] Its three-letter station code is KEL.

The station was opened in 1843 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. To the north-east was a separate station called Kelvedon Low Level, which until 1951 was the terminus of the now disused Kelvedon and Tollesbury Light Railway.

History

The section of the Eastern Counties Railway between Brentwood and Colchester was opened on 29 March 1843,[2] and one of the original stations on that section was Kelvedon.[3]

In common with most rural stations, Kelvedon handled local goods and a 1923 plan shows sidings with cattle pens on the up-side at the London end, and sidings with a goods shed on the down-side at the London end of the station.[4] There was also a large warehouse which was used by King Seeds for many years on the down-side.[5] The goods yard closed on 7 December 1964.[6]

There was a link line to Kelvedon Low Level railway station with a drop of 1 in 50, which joined the main line at the country end of the up line.[6]

The station complex was controlled by a signal box at the London end of the up platform which closed on 3 December 1961 when Witham power box became responsible for the section through to Marks Tey.[6]

Accidents and incidents

Services

The following services currently call at Kelvedon:

Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency Notes
Abellio Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Hatfield Peverel - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich Class 321, Class 360 1x per hour Also calls Ingatestone on Sundays
Abellio Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Romford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Colchester Town Class 321, Class 360 1x per hour Not Sundays

References

  1. Yonge, John (September 2006) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 5C. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
  2. Allen, Cecil J. (1956) [1955]. The Great Eastern Railway (2nd ed.). Hampton Court: Ian Allan. pp. 8,214.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Mitchell, Victor E. (April 2011). Eastern Main Lines - Shenfield to Ipswich. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Plan VII. ISBN 978 1 906008 96 3.
  5. Mitchell 2011, Plate 58
  6. 1 2 3 Mitchell 2011, Plate 60
  7. http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventsummary.php?eventID=3567
  8. http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/RSSB_Kelvedon2005.pdf

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