Place Thorpe-le-Soken Station code TLS DfT category E Original company Sunshine Coast Line | Grid reference TM178212 Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia 2011/12 0.124 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Thorpe-le-Soken, Clacton-on-Sea CO16 0HJ, United Kingdom Similar Walton‑on‑the‑Naze railway station, Kirby Cross railway station, Great Bentley railway st, Wivenhoe railway station, Colchester Town railway st | ||
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-line from London Liverpool Street. 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 Clacton branch and Kirby Cross on the Walton-on-the-Naze branch.
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The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866. It is currently managed by Abellio 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.
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:
During peak hours there are some additional services to and from Liverpool Street.