Wivenhoe railway station
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Wivenhoe Greater Anglia | |||||
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Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WIV | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
8 May 1863 | Opened as Wivenhoe | ||||
July 1879 | Renamed Wyvenhoe | ||||
October 1911 | Renamed Wivenhoe | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.401 million | ||||
2019/20 | 0.403 million | ||||
Interchange | 2,161 | ||||
2020/21 | 70,786 | ||||
Interchange | 589 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.217 million | ||||
Interchange | 1,531 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.279 million | ||||
Interchange | 1,238 | ||||
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Wivenhoe railway station is on the
The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the
It is a short distance from the River Colne at Wivenhoe quay and its car park is the starting point of the Wivenhoe Trail, a cycle track that runs alongside the river to Colchester.
History
Wivenhoe station was opened on 8 May 1863 by the Tendring Hundred Railway, which was worked by the Great Eastern Railway. From July 1879 its name was spelt Wyvenhoe; in October 1911 it reverted to the original spelling, Wivenhoe.[2]
A few hundred metres east of the station there was a junction for the single-track branch line to Brightlingsea. This branch was opened in April 1866 and closed as part of the Beeching cuts in June 1964 and the tracks lifted. A bridge over Alresford Creek was also later demolished.
Services
The typical Monday to Saturday service is of two trains per hour in each direction. In the "up" (London-bound) direction, one of these trains calls at
In the "down" (country-bound) direction one train calls at Thorpe-le-Soken before terminating at Clacton-on-Sea, while the other calls at Alresford, Great Bentley, Weeley, Thorpe-le-Soken, Kirby Cross and Frinton-on-Sea before terminating at Walton-on-the-Naze.
On Sundays there is typically one train per hour in each direction. The London-bound train calls at Colchester, Marks Tey, Witham, Chelmsford, Shenfield and Stratford before terminating at Liverpool Street. The country-bound train calls at Alresford, Great Bentley and Thorpe-le-Soken before terminating at Clacton-on-Sea.
Colchester Town and Weeley are closed on Sundays. Stations on the Walton branch are accessed by an hourly Sunday shuttle from Thorpe-le-Soken.
References
- ^ "RailRef GE Great Eastern". www.s-r-s.org.uk. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
External links
- Train times and station information for Wivenhoe railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Alresford |
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Disused railways | ||||
Hythe Line and station open |
Great Eastern Railway Tendring Hundred Railway |
Brightlingsea Line and station closed |