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}}'''Thorrington railway station''' was a station in [[Thorrington]], [[Essex]] on the line (now called the [[Sunshine Coast Line]]) from Colchester to Walton on the Naze and Clacton, opened in 1867 and closed in 1957. The station was situated in between [[Alresford (Essex) railway station|Alresford]] and [[Great Bentley railway station|Great Bentley]]. It was closed due to it's close proximity to the much busier [[Great Bentley railway station]] just half a mile down the track. |
}}'''Thorrington railway station''' was a station in [[Thorrington]], [[Essex]] on the line (now called the [[Sunshine Coast Line]]) from Colchester to Walton on the Naze and Clacton, opened in 1867 and closed in 1957. The station was situated in between [[Alresford (Essex) railway station|Alresford]] and [[Great Bentley railway station|Great Bentley]]. It was closed due to it's close proximity to the much busier station at [[Great Bentley railway station|Great Bentley]], just half a mile down the track. |
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Revision as of 19:41, 1 February 2010
Thorrington | |
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| History | |
| Original company | Tendring Hundred Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
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| 1867 | opened |
| 1957 | closed |
Thorrington railway station was a station in Thorrington, Essex on the line (now called the Sunshine Coast Line) from Colchester to Walton on the Naze and Clacton, opened in 1867 and closed in 1957. The station was situated in between Alresford and Great Bentley. It was closed due to it's close proximity to the much busier station at Great Bentley, just half a mile down the track.
History
Thorrington station was opened as part of the Tendring Hundred Railway in 1867. It was the only station on the Colchester to Clacton Line to close. In 2002 there was an unsuccessful campaign to re-open the station [1]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Alresford | Great Eastern Railway Tendring Hundred Railway Line Open; Station Closed |
Great Bentley |
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