Thorpe-le-Soken railway station
Location | Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring England |
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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 |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | TLS |
Classification | DfT category E |
History | |
Original company | Tendring Hundred Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
8 January 1866 | Opened as Thorpe |
1 March 1900 | Renamed Thorpe-le-Soken |
Passengers | |
2016/17 | 0.134 million |
2017/18 | 0.128 million |
2018/19 | 0.131 million |
2019/20 | 0.135 million |
Interchange | 0.271 million |
2020/21 | 32,264 |
Interchange | 72,866 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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 |
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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[]
- ^ http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html
- ^ 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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Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Greater Anglia Sunshine Coast Line Clacton branch | ||||
Greater Anglia Sunshine Coast Line Walton branch |
- Railway stations in Essex
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Greater Anglia franchise railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
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