Thorpe-le-Soken railway station

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Thorpe-le-Soken
National Rail
Thorpe-Le-Soken station.jpg
LocationThorpe-le-Soken, Tendring
England
Coordinates51°50′53″N 1°09′43″E / 51.848°N 1.162°E / 51.848; 1.162Coordinates: 51°50′53″N 1°09′43″E / 51.848°N 1.162°E / 51.848; 1.162
Grid referenceTM178212
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTLS
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyTendring Hundred Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)Opened as Thorpe
1 March 1900Renamed Thorpe-le-Soken
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.134 million
2017/18Decrease 0.128 million
2018/19Increase 0.131 million
2019/20Increase 0.135 million
 Interchange 0.271 million
2020/21Decrease 32,264
 Interchange Decrease 72,866
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The station building

Thorpe-le-Soken railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. It is 65 miles 7 chains (104.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street.[1] Its three-letter station code is TLS. To the west the preceding station is Weeley and to the east the following stations are Clacton-on-Sea on the single-stop Clacton branch or Kirby Cross on the branch to Walton-on-the-Naze.

The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866. It is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

History[]

The station was opened with the name Thorpe by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, on 28 July 1866 on the Tendring Hundred Extension Railway line. It was renamed Thorpe-le-Soken on 1 March 1900.[2]

It has two platforms forming an island platform that is accessible via a footbridge. There is a clearly visible platform and trackbed on what would be platform 3; this is continuous with the other stations on the Walton branch. One of the double tracks that were originally on the line to Walton has been completely taken up.

Services[]

The typical off-peak services pattern is:

Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency
Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - Colchester - Wivenhoe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea Class 321, Class 720 1x per hour
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

During peak hours there are some additional services to and from Liverpool Street.

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

External links[]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Sunshine Coast Line
Clacton branch
Greater Anglia
Sunshine Coast Line
Walton branch
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