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
National Rail
General information
LocationThorpe-le-Soken, Tendring
England
Coordinates51.848°N 1.162°E / 51.848; 1.162
Grid referenceTM178212
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTLS
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyTendring Hundred Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)Opened as Thorpe
1 March 1900Renamed Thorpe-le-Soken
Passengers
2017/18Decrease 0.128 million
2018/19Increase 0.131 million
2019/20Increase 0.135 million
 Interchange 0.271 million
2020/21Decrease 32,264
 Interchange Decrease 72,866
2021/22Increase 95,582
 Interchange Increase 0.192 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
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. These tracks and platforms were used until 1982 when trains from London were split at Thorpe le Soken station and 4 cars would go to Walton and 4 to Clacton.[3]

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 720 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 720 1x per hour

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

References
  1. "RailRef GE Great Eastern". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
  2. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  3. "GENSHEET:Class 309".
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