Weeley railway station

Weeley
Location
Place	Weeley
Local authority	Tendring
Coordinates	51°51′11″N 1°06′54″E / 51.853°N 1.115°ECoordinates: 51°51′11″N 1°06′54″E / 51.853°N 1.115°E
Grid reference	TM146217
Operations
Station code	WEE
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	18,012
2005/06	14,635
2006/07	17,183
2007/08	17,692
2008/09	24,142
2009/10	23,270
2010/11	22,806
2011/12	21,220
2012/13	23,224
2013/14	25,748
2014/15	30,100
History
Original company	Tendring Hundred Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
8 January 1866	Opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Weeley from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Weeley railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Weeley, Essex. It is 62 miles 78 chains (101.3 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street^[1] and is situated between Great Bentley to the west and Thorpe-le-Soken to the east. Its three-letter station code is WEE.

The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866. It is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

History

The station was opened on 8 January 1866 by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway.^[2]

The original station building is disused and the original level crossing beside the station was replaced by a flyover as part of the first Weeley by-pass in the 1930s.

In 2011 the station received a minor facelift, which included the addition of an accessible ramp with hand rails, updated warning signs, and a clean-up.

In 2014 a footbridge of modular steel construction connecting the platforms was installed, replacing the old concrete structure.^[3]

Services

The typical off-peak service is of one train per hour to Colchester and one to Walton-on-the-Naze. Due to its low patronage – the lowest of all the stations on the Sunshine Coast Line – Weeley is closed on Sundays. There are some additional services running to and from London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea during peak hours.

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Typical 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	Not Sundays

References

1. http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 243. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. "Weeley Station Bridge Replacement", spenceltd.co.uk. Retrieved on 29 September 2014.

External links

• Train times and station information for Weeley railway station from National Rail
• Original station house