44:
2268:
35:
418:
272:
623:
526:
801:
754:
570:
465:
426:
1273:
886:
678:
630:
487:
433:
410:
1055:
1001:
969:
879:
825:
732:
649:
519:
976:
944:
937:
912:
905:
850:
776:
707:
685:
656:
594:
545:
494:
458:
1346:
A £104 million engineering project known as the
Colchester to Clacton Resignalling Project took place on the line between December 2006 and July 2009. Life-expired signalling equipment was renewed and a new control system was fitted; 170 modern LED signals were erected and eight manual
1354:
There was opposition from the town of
Frinton to keep the manual gates, which were reportedly removed "under cover of darkness". Folklore has it that townspeople used to lock the gates to keep out coach-loads of tourists.
1238:
The GER negotiated to buy both the
Tendring Hundred Railway and the Clacton-on-Sea Railway, and they became part of the GER on 1 July 1883. The Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea company was absorbed by the GER on 9 June 1893.
1856:
1 train per hour (tph) between
Clacton-on-Sea and London Liverpool Street, calling at Thorpe-le-Soken, Wivenhoe, Colchester, Witham, Chelmsford, Ingatestone, Shenfield, Stratford and London Liverpool Street
2008:
2119:
1409:. The Walton-on-the-Naze to Colchester local services are typically formed of five carriages. The Clacton-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street services are typically formed of ten carriages.
1859:
1 tph between Walton-on-the-Naze and
Colchester, calling at Frinton-on-Sea, Kirby Cross, Thorpe-le-Soken, Weeley, Great Bentley, Alresford, Wivenhoe, Hythe, Colchester Town and Colchester
2112:
1193:, which opened on 8 May 1863 for both passenger and goods services from Colchester. By the time the Wivenhoe extension opened the line had been taken over by the
1351:
were replaced by full barrier crossings with security cameras. The line was closed every weekend and on public holidays, with bus replacement services provided.
2497:
2105:
2012:
1300:, using overhead wires, with electrified services inaugurated on 13 April 1959. Between 1962 and 1992, services on the line were largely operated by a fleet of
310:
1883:
2502:
1307:
which were specially designed and constructed for the route. The 309s were replaced on the route by newer rolling stock between 1992 and 1994 during the
383:
2034:
1380:
1293:
1292:. The first trial train to run on the newly electrified section departed Colchester on 18 January 1959. The line was the first in the country to be
1135:
152:
1149:
on
Sundays). There are, however, limited morning and evening peak-time services in each direction between Walton-on-the-Naze and Liverpool Street.
1418:
43:
2128:
2171:
1189:, and opened for freight traffic on 31 March 1847. In 1859 the Tendring Hundred Railway Company was formed to extend the line from Hythe to
1131:
1811:
1372:
1261:
1209:
1127:
1012:
106:
2292:
1962:
1920:
1576:
1134:, SRS 07.08, and is classified as a London & South East commuter line. Passenger services on the line are currently operated by
718:
303:
2335:
2492:
2193:
1384:
1297:
1243:
1669:
1487:
1392:
1368:
1232:
1213:
1146:
865:
505:
1776:
1699:
1250:
1231:
as early as 1866, but nothing came of them until 1877, when the
Clacton-on-Sea Railway was incorporated. The connection from
1228:
1123:
987:
955:
102:
2410:
1223:
A second company, the
Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea Railway, had been incorporated in 1861 to build a line from Wivenhoe to
1216:, located more centrally in Colchester, opened on 1 March 1866. This station was renamed Colchester Town on 8 July 1991 by
277:
1611:
1518:
1315:
1289:
1281:
1224:
1186:
787:
693:
556:
1399:
for the line from
Colchester Junction to Clacton is COC, and from Thorpe-le-Soken Junction to Walton-on-the-Naze is TWN.
2159:
1396:
1331:
328:
296:
2415:
2241:
1741:
1205:
1167:
923:
17:
2390:
2451:
2236:
2221:
1444:
1171:
1119:
740:
444:
97:
2365:
2471:
2385:
2231:
2216:
2154:
1553:
1190:
1142:
609:
361:
2466:
2251:
2246:
2211:
2181:
1175:
1163:
1111:
387:
375:
246:
2370:
2226:
2061:
1646:
1406:
1403:
1335:
1304:
1301:
1288:
Electrification of the line commenced in the 1950s and by
January 1959 the line was electrified as far as
1201:
836:
172:
49:
2461:
2345:
2302:
2176:
1194:
2395:
1936:
Walsh, B.D.J. (September 1959). Cooke, B.W.C. (ed.). "The Great Eastern Line in the Tendring Hundred".
2446:
2441:
2188:
2149:
1938:
1376:
2456:
1319:
2355:
2282:
1816:
1563:
1528:
1498:
1455:
2267:
2400:
2380:
2360:
2314:
2166:
1958:
1916:
1821:
1786:
1751:
1709:
1679:
1656:
1621:
1586:
1308:
1391:
of W6 and a line speed limit of between 30 and 75 mph (48–121 km/h). The branch to
2287:
1581:
1523:
1323:
2297:
2087:
1674:
1254:
1115:
84:
1185:
was built by the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury & Halstead Railway to the port of
2405:
2350:
2097:
1955:
PSL Field Guide - Railways of the Eastern Region - Vol 1 : Southern operating area
1781:
1704:
1348:
1277:
238:
2486:
1616:
1388:
142:
132:
1417:
The following table summarises the line's 12 stations, their distance measured from
34:
2425:
2340:
1890:
1364:
1217:
352:
271:
202:
192:
74:
1746:
1272:
1182:
1107:
210:
2330:
1493:
1450:
1227:, which opened on 17 April 1866. There were also proposals to build a line to
2307:
810:
579:
2062:"Frinton-on-Sea's historic railway gates removed 'under cover of darkness'"
1997:. Vol. 105, no. 698. Westminster: Tothill Press Ltd. p. 378.
1982:. Vol. 105, no. 698. Westminster: Tothill Press Ltd. p. 369.
1942:. Vol. 105, no. 701. Westminster: Tothill Press Ltd. p. 641.
289:
2375:
1558:
1260:
Following nationalisation on 1 January 1948, the line became part of the
251:
1978:
Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (June 1959). "High-Voltage Electrification on B.R.".
1314:
Passenger services have been operated by two different franchises since
1212:
on 17 May 1867. In the meantime, a short branch to a new station called
1145:, while those for Walton-on-the-Naze typically start at Colchester (or
1993:
Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (June 1959). "Clacton and Walton Electrification".
371:
1651:
1242:
In 1923 the line (along with the rest of the GER) became part of the
1197:(GER) who provided the rolling-stock in return for 50% of takings.
1271:
2035:"MORE RELIABLE RAILWAY FOR ESSEX AS £100M+ UPGRADE IS COMPLETED"
2009:"More reliable railway for Essex as £100m+ upgrade is completed"
1852:
The typical Monday to Saturday off-peak service on the line is:
348:
198:
188:
2101:
1421:, and estimated number of passenger entries/exits in 2018–19:
1253:
and Walton-on-Naze had to be re-sited in 1929 due to fears of
1395:
has a maximum speed limit of 30 mph (48 km/h). The
1235:
to Clacton opened on 4 July 1882, also operated by the GER.
1957:. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Limited. p. 175.
1102:
is the current marketing name of what originally was the
1330:
until February 2008, at which time it was rebranded as
2434:
2323:
2275:
2204:
2142:
2135:
245:
209:
183:
178:
168:
158:
148:
138:
128:
123:
115:
90:
80:
70:
62:
57:
27:
16:For the railway line in Queensland, Australia, see
1915:. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 202, 65.
2011:. Network Rail. 2 September 2009. Archived from
1141:Trains for Clacton-on-Sea usually originate at
2113:
304:
8:
1862:1 tph between Colchester and Colchester Town
1208:on 28 July 1866, and on to the terminus at
2139:
2120:
2106:
2098:
1284:, which was replaced with barriers in 2008
1044:
336:
311:
297:
259:
1402:Passenger train services are operated by
1423:
417:
409:
1872:
294:
261:
1878:
1876:
1326:took over with the company branded as
24:
205:(29.83 km) to Walton-on-the-Naze
7:
2498:Railway lines in the East of England
2129:Railway lines in the East of England
52:departs Clacton-on-Sea in June 2013
2503:Standard gauge railways in England
1262:Eastern Region of British Railways
14:
2293:London, Tilbury and Southend line
1913:The Directory of Railway Stations
195:(29.05 km) to Clacton-on-Sea
2266:
1512:Main section to Thorpe-le-Soken:
1244:London and North Eastern Railway
1181:The first short section of this
1053:
999:
974:
967:
942:
935:
910:
903:
884:
877:
848:
823:
800:
799:
774:
753:
752:
730:
705:
683:
676:
654:
647:
628:
621:
592:
569:
568:
543:
524:
517:
492:
485:
464:
463:
456:
431:
424:
416:
408:
270:
42:
33:
2060:Booth, Robert (20 April 2009).
677:
622:
525:
1367:except for the branch between
1334:. It is currently operated by
1249:A section of the line between
1132:Network Rail Strategic Route 7
629:
486:
432:
425:
1:
1735:Branch to Walton-on-the-Naze:
1316:privatisation of British Rail
1104:Tendring Hundred Railway Line
1054:
1000:
968:
885:
878:
2336:Birmingham–Peterborough line
1825:
1790:
1755:
1713:
1683:
1660:
1625:
1590:
1567:
1532:
1502:
1459:
1332:National Express East Anglia
1174:by 1843 and was extended to
824:
731:
648:
518:
2088:"Engineer's Line Reference"
1840:
1805:
1770:
1728:
1686:
1663:
1640:
1605:
1570:
1547:
1505:
1474:
1257:on the original alignment.
975:
943:
936:
911:
904:
849:
775:
706:
684:
655:
593:
544:
493:
457:
18:Sunshine Coast railway line
2519:
2452:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
1481:Branch to Colchester Town:
1322:until 31 March 2004, when
1200:The route was extended to
1130:. The line is part of the
1122:to the seaside resorts of
15:
2472:Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
2411:Peterborough–Lincoln line
2386:Hertford East branch line
2264:
1884:"Route 7 - Great Eastern"
1733:
1693:Branch to Clacton-on-Sea:
1691:
1510:
1479:
1397:Engineer's Line Reference
1064:station closed on Sundays
1047:
1018:
1011:
993:
986:
961:
954:
929:
922:
897:
893:
871:
864:
842:
835:
817:
808:
793:
786:
768:
761:
746:
739:
724:
717:
699:
692:
670:
663:
641:
637:
615:
608:
586:
577:
562:
555:
537:
533:
511:
504:
479:
472:
450:
443:
400:
368:
358:
339:
258:
41:
32:
2493:Rail transport in Essex
2416:Shenfield–Southend line
2212:Great Eastern Main Line
1953:Body, Geoffrey (1986).
1419:London Liverpool Street
1407:electric multiple units
1305:electric multiple units
1164:Great Eastern Main Line
1143:London Liverpool Street
1112:Great Eastern Main Line
376:Great Eastern Main Line
2391:Hitchin–Cambridge line
2371:Felixstowe branch line
1336:Abellio Greater Anglia
1285:
1204:on 8 January 1866, to
2467:Mangapps Farm Railway
2462:North Norfolk Railway
2366:Ely–Peterborough line
2346:Braintree branch line
2303:West Anglia Main Line
2172:Luton Airport Parkway
1911:Butt, R.V.J. (1995).
1275:
1195:Great Eastern Railway
2447:Epping Ongar Railway
2442:Colne Valley Railway
2189:West Coast Main Line
2150:East Coast Main Line
1995:The Railway Magazine
1980:The Railway Magazine
1939:The Railway Magazine
1822:District of Tendring
1787:District of Tendring
1752:District of Tendring
1710:District of Tendring
1680:District of Tendring
1657:District of Tendring
1622:District of Tendring
1587:District of Tendring
2457:Mid-Norfolk Railway
2421:Sunshine Coast Line
1342:Recent developments
1320:First Great Eastern
1126:and, via a branch,
1100:Sunshine Coast Line
763:Great Bentley Brook
320:Sunshine Coast Line
28:Sunshine Coast Line
2356:Crouch Valley line
2283:Hertford loop line
2041:. 2 September 2009
1817:Walton-on-the-Naze
1812:Walton-on-the-Naze
1564:City of Colchester
1529:City of Colchester
1499:City of Colchester
1456:City of Colchester
1373:Walton-on-the-Naze
1286:
1276:Manually-operated
1170:in London reached
1128:Walton-on-the-Naze
1013:Walton-on-the-Naze
474:East Gate Junction
107:Walton-on-the-Naze
2480:
2479:
2401:Marston Vale line
2381:Gainsborough line
2361:East Suffolk line
2315:West London Route
2262:
2261:
2167:Midland Main Line
1845:
1844:
1309:Network SouthEast
1096:
1095:
1092:
1091:
1039:
1038:
394:
393:
288:
287:
284:
283:
48:A Greater Anglia
2510:
2396:Ipswich–Ely line
2288:Lea Valley lines
2270:
2194:Watford Junction
2140:
2122:
2115:
2108:
2099:
2092:
2091:
2084:
2078:
2077:
2075:
2073:
2057:
2051:
2050:
2048:
2046:
2031:
2025:
2024:
2022:
2020:
2015:on 29 March 2012
2005:
1999:
1998:
1990:
1984:
1983:
1975:
1969:
1968:
1950:
1944:
1943:
1933:
1927:
1926:
1908:
1902:
1901:
1899:
1897:
1888:
1880:
1838:
1837:
1833:
1830:
1803:
1802:
1798:
1795:
1768:
1767:
1763:
1760:
1726:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1638:
1637:
1633:
1630:
1603:
1602:
1598:
1595:
1545:
1544:
1540:
1537:
1472:
1471:
1467:
1464:
1424:
1324:National Express
1071:
1057:
1056:
1045:
1003:
1002:
978:
977:
971:
970:
946:
945:
939:
938:
914:
913:
907:
906:
888:
887:
881:
880:
860:
852:
851:
827:
826:
803:
802:
778:
777:
756:
755:
734:
733:
709:
708:
687:
686:
680:
679:
658:
657:
651:
650:
632:
631:
625:
624:
604:
596:
595:
572:
571:
547:
546:
528:
527:
521:
520:
496:
495:
489:
488:
467:
466:
460:
459:
435:
434:
428:
427:
420:
419:
412:
411:
396:
372:
364:
362:Liverpool Street
355:
337:
313:
306:
299:
290:
274:
260:
241:
235:
233:
232:
228:
225:
217:
46:
37:
25:
2518:
2517:
2513:
2512:
2511:
2509:
2508:
2507:
2483:
2482:
2481:
2476:
2430:
2319:
2298:Watford DC line
2271:
2258:
2200:
2131:
2126:
2096:
2095:
2086:
2085:
2081:
2071:
2069:
2059:
2058:
2054:
2044:
2042:
2033:
2032:
2028:
2018:
2016:
2007:
2006:
2002:
1992:
1991:
1987:
1977:
1976:
1972:
1965:
1952:
1951:
1947:
1935:
1934:
1930:
1923:
1910:
1909:
1905:
1895:
1893:
1886:
1882:
1881:
1874:
1869:
1850:
1835:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1800:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1765:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1723:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1675:Thorpe-le-Soken
1670:Thorpe-le-Soken
1635:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1600:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1542:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1488:Colchester Town
1469:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1433:Local authority
1415:
1393:Colchester Town
1369:Thorpe-le-Soken
1361:
1349:level crossings
1344:
1270:
1268:Electrification
1255:coastal erosion
1233:Thorpe-le-Soken
1160:
1155:
1147:Thorpe-le-Soken
1116:East of England
1072:
1069:
1065:
1058:
1019:
1009:
1004:
984:
979:
972:
952:
947:
940:
920:
915:
908:
889:
882:
866:Thorpe-le-Soken
862:
858:
853:
833:
828:
813:
804:
784:
779:
764:
757:
735:
715:
710:
688:
681:
666:
665:Alresford Creek
659:
652:
633:
626:
606:
602:
597:
582:
573:
553:
548:
529:
522:
506:Colchester Town
502:
497:
490:
475:
468:
461:
441:
436:
429:
422:
421:
414:
413:
369:
359:
356:
347:
331:
322:
321:
317:
278:Click to expand
275:
265:
247:Electrification
237:
230:
226:
223:
221:
220:4 ft
219:
215:
196:
163:
111:
105:
85:East of England
53:
21:
12:
11:
5:
2516:
2514:
2506:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2485:
2484:
2478:
2477:
2475:
2474:
2469:
2464:
2459:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2438:
2436:
2432:
2431:
2429:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2406:Mayflower line
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2351:Breckland line
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2327:
2325:
2321:
2320:
2318:
2317:
2312:
2311:
2310:
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2285:
2279:
2277:
2273:
2272:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2256:
2255:
2254:
2249:
2244:
2239:
2234:
2229:
2224:
2219:
2208:
2206:
2205:London–Norwich
2202:
2201:
2199:
2198:
2197:
2196:
2186:
2185:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2164:
2163:
2162:
2157:
2146:
2144:
2137:
2133:
2132:
2127:
2125:
2124:
2117:
2110:
2102:
2094:
2093:
2079:
2052:
2026:
2000:
1985:
1970:
1963:
1945:
1928:
1921:
1903:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1863:
1860:
1857:
1849:
1846:
1843:
1842:
1839:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1808:
1807:
1804:
1789:
1784:
1782:Frinton-on-Sea
1779:
1777:Frinton-on-Sea
1773:
1772:
1769:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1738:
1737:
1731:
1730:
1727:
1712:
1707:
1705:Clacton-on-Sea
1702:
1700:Clacton-on-Sea
1696:
1695:
1689:
1688:
1685:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1666:
1665:
1662:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1643:
1642:
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1619:
1614:
1608:
1607:
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1477:
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1473:
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1447:
1441:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1428:
1414:
1411:
1360:
1359:Infrastructure
1357:
1343:
1340:
1278:level crossing
1269:
1266:
1210:Walton-on-Naze
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1136:Greater Anglia
1124:Clacton-on-Sea
1094:
1093:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1077:
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