Colchester Town railway station

Colchester Town National Rail
Location
Place Colchester
Local authority Borough of Colchester
Coordinates 51°53′11.28″N 0°54′16.50″E / 51.8864667°N 0.9045833°E / 51.8864667; 0.9045833Coordinates: 51°53′11.28″N 0°54′16.50″E / 51.8864667°N 0.9045833°E / 51.8864667; 0.9045833
Grid reference TM000248
Operations
Station code CET
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 1
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 0.464 million
2012/13 Increase 0.743 million
2013/14 Increase 0.762 million
2014/15 Increase 0.772 million
– Interchange  Increase 533
2015/16 Steady 0.772 million
– Interchange  Increase 1048
History
Original company Tendring Hundred Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
1 March 1866 (1866-03-01) Opened as St. Botolph's
8 July 1991 Renamed Colchester Town
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Colchester Town from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the town of Colchester, Essex. It is 53 miles 78 chains (86.9 km) from London Liverpool Street.[1] Its three-letter station code is CET. The town's larger station is called Colchester (also known as Colchester North to distinguish it) and is on the Great Eastern Main Line but is further away from the town centre.

The station was opened in 1866 by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, with the name St. Botolph's. It was renamed Colchester Town in 1991.[2] It is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.

As of 2013 there is only one platform, but there is space for a second which would make possible a more intensive service on the Sunshine Coast Line. To the east of the station, Colne Junction is the western extremity of a triangle which gives access towards Colchester station to the west and Hythe station to the east. The curve to the north from Colne Junction to East Gates Junction is sharp, with a continuous check rail which necessitates slow passage.

Services

The following services typically call at Colchester Town during the off-peak:

Colchester Town is closed on Sundays, except during December when an hourly service operates to Walton-on-the-Naze. If engineering work on a Sunday closes Colchester station, Colchester Town is opened as an alternative.

Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency Notes
Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Romford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Colchester Town Class 321, Class 360 1x per hour each direction Not Sundays
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, Class 360 1x per hour each direction Not Sundays
Greater Anglia Colchester - Colchester Town Class 321, Class 360 1x per hour each direction Not Sundays

References

  1. ↑ http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 202, 65. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Colchester   Greater Anglia
Sunshine Coast Line		   Hythe
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