Frinton-on-Sea railway station

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The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1867.[2] It is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

History

The station was opened with the name Frinton by the Tendring Hundred Railway (THR) in 1867. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) acquired the THR and the adjacent Clacton-on-Sea Railway on 1 July 1883. The Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea line was absorbed by the GER on 9 June 1893.[3]

The line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923 and then the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1948 following nationalisation of the railways.

The station is immediately to the west of a level crossing that provides road access to Frinton. Residents of the town who live inside the gates of the crossing attach a particular status to this fact. These wooden gates were, until 2009, the only manually-operated level crossing gates on the line. The level crossing is now protected by a barrier system.

The station's name was changed to Frinton-on-Sea in 2007.[4]

Services

In 1929 the LNER introduced luxurious Pullman day excursion trips from Liverpool Street to various seaside resorts. The service known as the Eastern Belle served Felixstowe on Mondays, Frinton and Walton on Tuesdays, Clacton on Wednesdays, and Thorpeness and Aldeburgh on Thursdays and Fridays.[5] The service ended in September 1939 at the outset of World War II.

The current service pattern is:

Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency Notes
Abellio Greater Anglia Colchester - Colchester Town - Hythe - Wivenhoe - Alresford - Great Bentley - Weeley - Thorpe-le-Soken - Kirby Cross - Frinton-on-Sea - Walton-on-the-Naze Class 321 1x per hour

Passengers for Clacton-on-Sea must change at Thorpe-le-Soken for a connection.

References

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External links

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Abellio Greater Anglia
Sunshine Coast Line
Walton branch
  1. ↑ http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html
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  4. ↑ Changes to National Rail timetable from Sunday 20 May 2007 National Rail. Retrieved 2007-05-19
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