Kirby Cross railway station

Kirby Cross railway station is on the Walton branch of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, serving the village of Kirby Cross, Essex. It is 67 miles 55 chains (108.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street[1] and is situated between Thorpe-le-Soken to the west and Frinton-on-Sea to the east. Its three-letter station code is KBX.

Kirby Cross
The station in 2012
LocationKirby Cross, Tendring
England
Grid referenceTM215207
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeKBX
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyTendring Hundred Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 January 1866 (1866-01-08)Opened
Passengers
2015/16 41,618
2016/17 46,332
2017/18 46,386
2018/19 44,782
2019/20 47,842
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

History

The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866.[2]

The station has two platforms with eastbound and westbound lines, but either side of the station the line is single-track.

The long-disused station building, 2008.

The original station building has been disused for many years and has not been staffed since the 1990s. In 2016 it was reported that the line franchisee, Abellio Greater Anglia, planned to demolish the station building and provide platform shelters in its place. It also planned to demolish the station buildings at Weeley and Alresford.[3] The buildings were subsequently offered to Tendring Borough Council for £1 each, should the council wish to renovate them.[4]

Accidents and incidents

On 5 April 1981 eight people were injured in a low-speed head-on collision on the single-track line just east of Kirby Cross after an empty stock train passed a signal at 'danger'. The empty train collided with the 6:49 pm service for Thorpe-le-Soken which was carrying 20 passengers, of whom five were hospitalised. An investigation confirmed the empty train's driver erroneously passed the signal at 'danger'.[5]

Services

The typical off-peak service is:

Operator Route Rolling stock 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

Class 360

 1x per hour

Passengers for Clacton-on-Sea must change at Thorpe-le-Soken for a connecting service to London Liverpool Street. On Sundays, passengers for Colchester must change at Thorpe-le-Soken.

During peak hours there are some additional services to and from London Liverpool Street.

References
  1. http://www.s-r-s.org.uk/railref/ref-ge.html
  2. Johnson, I: Turning Point: The Story of Kirby le Soken, Essex, page 107. Regency Press, 1982.
  3. http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/14445914.Petition_to_fight_Abellio_Greater_Anglia_plans_to_demolish_the_Alresford_Railway_Station_house/
  4. "Abellio offers council three disused stations for £1 each". Gazette. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/DoT_KirkbyCross1981.pdf
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Sunshine Coast Line
Walton branch


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