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Situated on the wonderfully-named Sunshine Coast Line, Thorpe-le-Soken station in Essex has hourly eastbound trains to Colchester and London Liverpool Street and hourly westbound trains to Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze, with more trains to and from London at peak times. The usual journey time to London Liverpool Street is around one and a half hours and it's about 35 minutes to Colchester. Trains first came to Thorpe-le-Soken in 1866, but the current station buildings don't date back to that time. Unusually, the current ticket office is in the middle of the platform island along with a 1930's signal box and passenger shelter. The centre of the village, with a few shops, pubs and takeaways is about a mile north of the station. A few miles further to the north east are the tidal creeks, sand flats and salt marshes of Hamford Water National Nature Reserve, globally important due to range of wildlife it supports.

Station details & facilities

Clacton-on-Sea is the nearest station on this line with step-free access as Thorpe-le-Soken station has none either to the ticket office or its two platforms. Facilities at Thorpe-le-Soken include a ticket machine outside the ticket office and toilets underneath the signal box. Outside, there's a pay-and-display car park and covered bike racks. Buses to take you into the village and to other local destinations, including Weeley, Clacton, Frinton and Harwich, stop just outside the station on Station Road.

Departures and arrivals from Thorpe-le-Soken

Want to check the latest departures and arrivals into Thorpe-le-Soken station? Find live information for the next trains departing and arriving at the station below.
Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to London Liverpool StreetGreater Anglia11:131On time
to ColchesterGreater Anglia11:172On time
to Clacton-on-SeaGreater Anglia11:352On time
to Walton-on-the-NazeGreater Anglia11:411On time
to London Liverpool StreetGreater Anglia12:131On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from Walton-on-the-NazeGreater Anglia11:102On time
from Clacton-on-SeaGreater Anglia11:131On time
from ColchesterGreater Anglia11:311On time
from London Liverpool StreetGreater Anglia11:352On time
from Walton-on-the-NazeGreater Anglia12:102On time
† Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

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