Wivenhoe railway station
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The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1863. It has two platforms, a staffed ticket office, and is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.
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 Template:Rws. 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
All services at Wivenhoe are operated by Greater Anglia using Template:Brc EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[3]
- 1 tph to London Liverpool Street
- 1 tph to Colchester via Colchester Town
- 1 tph to Clacton-on-Sea
- 1 tph to Walton-on-the-Naze
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
On Sundays, the services between Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze do not run.
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hythe | Greater Anglia Template:Smalldiv |
Alresford or Thorpe-le-Soken | ||
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| Great Eastern Railway | ||||
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References
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External links
- Train times and station information for Wivenhoe railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Essex
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- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
- Railway stations served by Greater Anglia
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