Thorington railway station
Thorington | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Tendring Hundred Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 8 January 1866 | opened |
| 4 November 1957 | closed |
Thorington railway station (also Thorrington railway station) was a station in
History
In 1859 the Tendring Hundred Railway Company was formed to extend the line from Hythe to Wivenhoe which opened on 8 May 1863 for both passenger and goods services from Colchester. By the time the Wivenhoe extension opened the line was operated by the GER Great Eastern Railway who bought the line from the Tendring Hundred Railway in 1883.
Thorington station was opened as part of the
Initially the station was served by a single track but the line was doubled between Great Bentley and Thorpe-le-Soken by the Great Eastern Railway in 1891. The Wivenhoe to Great Bentley section was doubled in 1898.[3]
The confusion as to the spelling of the name appears long-established; although Victorian Ordnance Survey maps show 'Thorrington Station' [4] - and this has remained the official spelling ever since as far as local authorities are concerned - Bradshaw's timetables list 'Thorington', as did the BR Eastern Region timetable up until the station's closure. Indeed, the main signs on the station platforms read 'Thorington'.[5]
Operation of the station passed to the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.
In 1948 the station became part of the Eastern Region of British Railways.
The 1955 modernisation plan proposed the
In 2002, there was an unsuccessful campaign to re-open the station.[6]
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alresford Line and station open |
Tendring Hundred Extension Railway
|
Great Bentley Line and station open | ||
References
- ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
- ^ ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Great Eastern Railway Society Journal 111 page 24 S Jenkins
- ^ "Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland".
- ^ "Thorington Railway Station Photo. Alresford - Great Bentley. Colchester Line (2)".
- ^ "Thorrington: Railway station stays closed after appeals". Daily Gazette. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
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