Wrabness railway station

Wrabness
Location
Place	Wrabness
Local authority	Tendring
Coordinates	51°56′20″N 1°10′19″E / 51.939°N 1.172°ECoordinates: 51°56′20″N 1°10′19″E / 51.939°N 1.172°E
Grid reference	TM180315
Operations
Station code	WRB
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	18,502
2005/06	21,175
2006/07	22,394
2007/08	22,540
2008/09	19,778
2009/10	17,736
2010/11	21,912
2011/12	20,116
2012/13	24,484
2013/14	23,042
2014/15	20,758
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Wrabness from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Wrabness railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Wrabness, Essex. It is 65 miles 6 chains (104.7 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Mistley to the west and Harwich International to the east. Its three-letter station code is WRB.

The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.

History

There were formerly sidings at the west (London) end of both the "up" and "down" lines. Those on the up side were used for local goods work, coal being one of the commodities handled. The sidings on the down side were extended during World War II to the riverside to accommodate a large rail-mounted gun which was intended to protect the estuary.^[1]

The signal box controlling the section of line stood at the west end of the down platform but was no longer used after the electrification of the line in 1985. The box was purchased by local enthusiasts and donated to the Colne Valley Railway at Castle Hedingham^[2] where it was re-commissioned and is operational today controlling a running round loop.

Services

As of December 2015 the typical weekday off-peak service on the Mayflower Line is one train per hour in each direction, although some additional services run at peak times. Trains operate between Harwich Town and Manningtree calling at all stations, although some are extended to or from Colchester or London Liverpool Street.^[3]

References

1. Mitchell, Vic (June 2011). Branch Lines to Harwich and Hadleigh. Midhurst: Middleton Press. . ISBN 978-1-908174-02-4.
2. Mitchell 2011,
3. Table 11 National Rail timetable, May 2016