Place Lawford Station code MNG DfT category C2 | Grid reference TM093322 Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia 2011/12 0.983 million Number of platforms 3 | |
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Address Lawford, Manningtree CO11 2LH, United Kingdom Similar Ipswich railway station, Harwich Town railway st, Harwich International railway st, Kelvedon railway station, Marks Tey railway station | ||
Manningtree railway station
Manningtree railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Manningtree, Essex. It is 59 miles 35 chains (95.7 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Colchester to the west and Ipswich to the east. It is also the western terminus of the Mayflower Line, where the branch joins the GEML. The following station on the branch is Mistley.
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Manningtree's three-letter station code is MNG. The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.
History
The station was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1846 but rebuilt by the Great Eastern Railway in 1899–1901; this building survives. It was designed by W. N. Ashbee.
Description
Immediately east of the station there is a triangle of junctions, known as the Manningtree South, North and East junctions and originally each double-track junction was controlled by an individual signal box. In 1926 the London and North Eastern Railway installed a new power box at Manningtree South which controlled all three junctions. Today, the north to east curve connecting Ipswich with Harwich Town is a single track, having been reduced from double-track. All three sides of the triangle are electrified.
A second peculiar feature just east of the station is a combination of a road underpass and a level crossing. The underpass has limited height and the parallel level crossing is needed to permit higher vehicles to cross the railway.
There is a fourth platform on the outer side of the "down" (country-bound) platform which is electrified, but its use would be confined to emergency situations. It can only be used to access the Ipswich main line, whereas the end bay at the country end of the "up" (London-bound) platform can only be accessed from the Mayflower Line.
The station has (on the country-bound platform) a manned booking office and a self-service ticket machine. There is a side-gate west of the station building for use outside of office hours and a self-service ticket machine is also available here. There is a station buffet at the eastern end of the building.
The installation of lifts started in December 2015 and they are due to be in operation in Autumn 2016.
Accidents
Services
The following services typically call at Manningtree: