Weeley railway station

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 the 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.

Weeley
General information
Location	Weeley, Tendring England
Coordinates	51.853°N 1.115°E / 51.853; 1.115
Grid reference	TM146217
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WEE
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Tendring Hundred Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	34,908
2019/20	37,652
2020/21	11,506
2021/22	30,360
2022/23	32,642
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866. It is currently managed by 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 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]

Since the original station building has been disused for many years, in 2016 it was reported that the franchisee, Greater Anglia, planned to demolish it and provide platform shelters in its place. It also planned to demolish the station buildings at Alresford and Kirby Cross.^[4] The buildings were subsequently offered to Tendring District Council for £1 each, should the council wish to renovate them.^[5]

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
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. "RailRef GE Great Eastern". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.
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.
4. "Petition to fight Abellio Greater Anglia plans to demolish the Alresford Railway Station house | Gazette". 22 April 2016.
5. "Abellio offers council three disused stations for £1 each". Gazette. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Great Bentley		Abellio Greater Anglia Sunshine Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Thorpe-le-Soken