Thorpe-le-Soken railway station

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

On Sundays this becomes:

Westbound

• 1tph to London Liverpool Street, calling at Great Bentley, Alresford, Wivenhoe and Colchester then onwards to London.

Eastbound

• 1tph to Clacton-on-Sea only.
• 1 tph to Walton-on-the-Naze, calling at Kirby Cross and Frinton-on-Sea.

Interchanges at Thorpe-le-Soken are always with a...
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