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General information
Location	Maldon
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	NFA
History
Opened	1 July 1889

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North Fambridge railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the village of North Fambridge, Essex. It is 37 miles 27 chains (60.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between South Woodham Ferrers to the west and Althorne to the east. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WIS. The station's three-letter station code is NFA. The south (west-bound) platform has an operational length for 8 carriages, the north (east-bound) platform has a length for 9 carriages.^[1]

The line and station were opened for goods on 1 June 1889 and to passengers on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway. Facilities included two platforms both provided with buildings and linked by a footbridge, a goods yard including a cattle pens, and a 30-lever signal box, reduced to 10 levers after 1966.^[2] The signal box was closed on 1 December 1985 and demolished in February 1986. The footbridge was replaced with a higher one prior to the electrification of the line in 1986.^[2] The Wickford to Southminster line was electrified using 25kV overhead line electrification (OLE) in 1986. North Fambridge station is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of one westbound train every 40 minutes to Wickford and one eastbound train every 40 minutes to Southminster, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from Shenfield and/or London Liverpool Street via the Great Eastern Main Line.

As North Fambridge is at the midpoint of this single-track line, its double-track configuration provides a passing loop to allow two trains on the line at any one time. The station was originally called Fambridge (with the code FAM) but its name was modified to North Fambridge on 20 May 2007.

References

^ Martyn Brailsford (ed) (2016). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2 Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ ^a ^b Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.

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Train times and station information for North Fambridge railway station from National Rail
History of the Crouch Valley Line
Local information about Crouch Valley Line

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
South Woodham Ferrers		Greater Anglia Crouch Valley Line		Althorne

51°38′56″N 0°40′55″E / 51.649°N 0.682°E / 51.649; 0.682

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[1] Martyn Brailsford (ed) (2016). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2 Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[:0-2] Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.

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 '''North Fambridge railway station''' is on the [[Crouch Valley Line]] in the [[East of England]], serving the village of [[North Fambridge]], Essex. It is {{convert|37|mi|27|chain|km}} down the line from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and is situated between {{rws|South Woodham Ferrers}} to the west and {{rws|Althorne}} to the east. The [[Engineer's Line Reference]] for the line is WIS. The station's three-letter station code is NFA. The south (west-bound) platform has an operational length for 8 carriages, the north (east-bound) platform has a length for 9 carriages.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Railway Track Diagrams Book 2 Eastern|last=Martyn Brailsford (ed)|first=|publisher=Trackmaps|year=2016|isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1|location=Frome|pages=10}}</ref>
-The line and station were opened for goods on 1 June 1889 and to passengers on 1 October 1889 by the [[Great Eastern Railway]]. Facilities included two platforms both provided with buildings and linked by a footbridge, a goods yard including a cattle pens, and a 30-lever signal box, reduced to 10 levers after 1966.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster|last=Mitchell|first=Vic|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2010|isbn=978-1-906008-76-5|location=Midhurst Sussex|pages=}}</ref> The signal box was closed on 1 December 1985 and demolished in February 1986. The footbridge was replaced with a higher one prior to the electrification of the line in 1986.<ref name=":0" /> North Fambridge station is currently managed by [[Abellio Greater Anglia]], which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of one westbound train every 40 minutes to {{rws|Wickford}} and one eastbound train every 40 minutes to {{rws|Southminster}}, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from {{rws|Shenfield}} and/or {{rws|London Liverpool Street}} via the [[Great Eastern Main Line]].
+The line and station were opened for goods on 1 June 1889 and to passengers on 1 October 1889 by the [[Great Eastern Railway]]. Facilities included two platforms both provided with buildings and linked by a footbridge, a goods yard including a cattle pens, and a 30-lever signal box, reduced to 10 levers after 1966.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster|last=Mitchell|first=Vic|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2010|isbn=978-1-906008-76-5|location=Midhurst Sussex|pages=}}</ref> The signal box was closed on 1 December 1985 and demolished in February 1986. The footbridge was replaced with a higher one prior to the electrification of the line in 1986.<ref name=":0" /> The Wickford to Southminster line was electrified using 25kV overhead line electrification (OLE) in 1986. North Fambridge station is currently managed by [[Abellio Greater Anglia]], which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of one westbound train every 40 minutes to {{rws|Wickford}} and one eastbound train every 40 minutes to {{rws|Southminster}}, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from {{rws|Shenfield}} and/or {{rws|London Liverpool Street}} via the [[Great Eastern Main Line]].
 As North Fambridge is at the midpoint of this single-track line, its double-track configuration provides a passing loop to allow two trains on the line at any one time. The station was originally called '''Fambridge''' (with the code FAM) but its name was modified to '''North Fambridge''' on 20 May 2007.