Althorne railway station
Althorne railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the village of Althorne, Essex. It is 40 miles 27 chains (64.92 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between North Fambridge to the west and Burnham-on-Crouch to the east. The station is managed by Greater Anglia who operate all services. The Engineer's Line Reference for line is WIS; the station's three-letter station code is ALN. The single platform, north of the running line, has an operational length for eight-coach trains.
Althorne  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Althorne, Maldon England |
| Grid reference | TQ905979 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | ALN |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1889 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  40,788 |
| 2018/19 |  43,816 |
| 2019/20 | 39,690 |
| 2020/21 | 6,736 |
| 2021/22 | 18,576 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The line and station were opened on 1 June 1889 for goods and on 1 October 1889 for passenger services by the Great Eastern Railway. The facilities included a single platform with station buildings, a goods yard, and a 30-lever signal box south of the station.[1] Two miles east of Althorne, Creeksea sidings (facing points in the "down" direction) received traffic to and from the Creeksea ferry from 1889 to 1947.[1]
Ownership passed to the London and North Eastern Railway following the Grouping of 1923, and then to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948. When sectorisation was introduced, Althorne was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Railways. The goods yard closed on 19 December 1960, and the signal box on 21 January 1967. The level crossing to the east of the station was normally closed to road vehicles but was later converted to an automatic open crossing with lights.[1] Electrification of the Wickford to Southminster line using 25 kV overhead line electrification (OLE) was completed on 12 May 1986.
Services
The typical off-peak service is of one train every 40 minutes westbound to Wickford and eastbound to Southminster with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from Shenfield and/or London Liverpool Street via the Great Eastern Main Line. On Sundays, the service is reduced is to hourly.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Greater Anglia | ||||
References
- Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- Train times and station information for Althorne railway station from National Rail
- Station on navigable O.S. map
- History of the Crouch Valley Line
- Local information about Crouch Valley Line