Thorpe-le-Soken railway station

51°50′53″N 1°09′43″E / 51.848°N 1.162°E / 51.848; 1.162Grid referenceTM178212Managed byGreater AngliaPlatforms2Other informationStation codeTLSClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyTendring Hundred RailwayPre-groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)Opened as Thorpe1 March 1900Renamed Thorpe-le-SokenPassengers2018/19 0.131 million2019/20 0.135 million Interchange 0.271 million2020/21 32,264 Interchange  72,8662021/22 95,582 Interchange  0.192 million2022/23 0.119 million Interchange  0.229 million

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Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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

External links

• Train times and station information for Thorpe-le-Soken railway station from National Rail