Sunshine Coast Line

Sunshine Coast Line is also a colloquial name referring to the Nambour and Gympie North railway line in Queensland, Australia.

The Sunshine Coast Line is the marketing name of what was The Tendring Hundred Railway Line, a railway line linking Colchester to Walton-on-the-Naze and via a branch line to Clacton-on-Sea. Passenger services are run by National Express East Anglia. Trains to Clacton-on-Sea are usually trains from London, while those to Walton-on-the-Naze start at Colchester on weekdays and Saturdays, but at Thorpe-le-Soken on Sundays. There is one through train in each direction between Walton-on-the-Naze and London on weekdays only (1739 from Walton-on-the-Naze and 2118 return). The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.08 and is classified as a London & South East commuter line.

On Sundays, Colchester Town, Hythe and Weeley are all closed. Therefore, the Sunday service consists of an hourly shuttle service between Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton-on-the-Naze, and an hourly service between Clacton-on-Sea and London Liverpool Street.

Off-peak services

Monday to Saturday

• 1 train per hour between Clacton-on-Sea and London Liverpool Street
• Calls at Thorpe-le-Soken, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Marks Tey, Witham, Chelmsford, Shenfield, Romford, Stratford and London Liverpool Street.

• 1 train per hour between Walton-on-the-Naze and Colchester
• Calls at Frinton-on-Sea, Kirby Cross, Thorpe-le-Soken, Weeley, Great......
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