Thorpe-le-Soken railway station serves the village of Thorpe-le-Soken in Essex, England. The station is 1 mile from the village centre.
History
It was opened as Thorpe by the Great Eastern Railway on 28 July 1866 on the Tendring Hundred extension. It was renamed Thorpe le Soken on 1st. March 1900. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
There are currently two platforms at Thorpe-le-Soken. They are both situated on an island platform, only accessible by a footbridge. There is a clearly visible platform and trackbed on what would be Platform 3. This is continuous with the stations on the Walton branch line, , and . One of the double tracks that were originally on the line to Walton has been completely taken up.
Train Services
The following services currently call at Thorpe-le-Soken:
Services
Typical Monday to Saturday off-peak services are as follows:
Westbound
1tph to Liverpool Street calling at Wivenhoe, Colchester then onwards to London.
1tph to via calling at all stations.
Eastbound
1tph to Clacton-on-Sea only.
1tph To Walton-on-the-Naze calling at Kirby Cross and Frinton-on-Sea