Alresford (Essex) railway station

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Alresford
Alresford railway station
Location
Place	Alresford
Local authority	Colchester
Operations
Station code	ALR
Managed by	National Express East Anglia
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	49,386
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Alresford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Sunshine Coast Line

Stations (from west to east) mainline from London         Colchester   Colchester Town (reverse)   Hythe   Wivenhoe   Alresford   Great Bentley   Weeley   Thorpe-le-Soken Clacton-on-Sea                Kirby Cross   Frinton-on-Sea   Walton-on-the-Naze

Alresford railway station and serves the village of Alresford, Essex, England. The station is on the Tendring Hundred Railway (also known as the Sunshine Coast Line) 12 km (7½ miles) south east of Colchester. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by National Express East Anglia.

As of February 2006, the original station house is almost derelict but is available to let. Tickets are sold from a small cabin close to Station Road. The ticket clerk is also responsible for moving the level crossing gates each time a train passes.

Prior to electrification of the line, the ticket clerk operated the level crossing gates, home and distance signals on both the up and down lines, his own level crossing gate lock and the one for the level crossing a short distance down the line, at all times that the signal box was unmanned. Edward Burbage fulfilled this duty for nearly 50 years.

[edit] Service

There is an hourly service daily northbound to Colchester and southbound to Clacton with some peak services to and from London Liverpool Street.

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Alresford (Essex) railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°51′14″N 0°59′49″E / 51.85389, 0.99694