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Clacton-on-Sea railway station

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Clacton station has a sizeable concourse sheltered by a glazed roof. Platforms 1 and 3 have an operational length for ten-coach trains, platforms 2 and 4 have an operational length for twelve-coach trains.
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Services were steam-operated until the line was electrified, with Clacton first seeing electric trains on 16 March 1959. Initially, the line was only electrified as far as Colchester, as part of
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A Regional History of the railways of Great Britain; Vol 5; Eastern Counties; D I Gordon; Newton Abbot; 1968 p66
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electric multiple units that used to form the services at this station were withdrawn at the end of April 2023.
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The typical service is one train per hour to London Liverpool Street, calling at Thorpe-le-Soken,
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lies just beyond the platform ends, with some stabling sidings alongside the station itself.
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Stations listed in italics are limited service on the line specified. They are also
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PSL Field Guide, Railways of the Eastern Region; Vol 1: Southern Operating Area
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which was built by the Clacton-on-Sea Railway and originally operated by the
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and following nationalisation, it fell under the auspices of
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Two Class 321 trains at Clacton-on-Sea in July 2013
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Clacton-on-Sea
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51°47′37″N 1°09′15″E / 51.7936°N 1.1541°E / 51.7936; 1.1541
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