Thorpe-le-Soken railway station

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.

Thorpe-le-Soken
Location
PlaceThorpe-le-Soken
Local authorityTendring
Coordinates51.848°N 1.162°E / 51.848; 1.162
Grid referenceTM178212
Operations
Station codeTLS
Managed byGreater Anglia
Number of platforms2
DfT categoryE
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 0.131 million
2015/16 0.137 million
2016/17 0.134 million
2017/18 0.128 million
2018/19 0.131 million
History
Original companyTendring Hundred Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)Opened as Thorpe
1 March 1900Renamed Thorpe-le-Soken
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Thorpe-le-Soken from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
The station building

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 360 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,

Class 360

 1x per hour

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

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