Burnham-on-Crouch Railway Station
History
The line and station were opened on 1 June 1889 for goods and on 1 October 1889 for passenger services by the Great Eastern Railway. The station had two platforms, both with station buildings and connected by a footbridge. A 24-lever signal box was located on the north of the line to the west of the station; this was closed on 21 January 1967. There were sidings and a goods shed to the west of the station. The line and station were passed to the London and North Eastern Railway following the Grouping of 1923. It then passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948. The north platform was closed by 1969.
When sectorisation was introduced, Burnham-on-Crouch was managed by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail.
The line was electrified using 25 kV overhead line electrification on 12 May 1986.
Services
All services at Burnham-on-Crouch are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 electric multiple units.
The typical off-peak service is one train every 40 minutes in each direction between Wickford and Southminster. During peak hours, some services continue beyond Wickford to and from Shenfield and London Liverpool Street. On Sundays, the service is reduced to hourly in each direction.
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References
- ^ Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ^ "Timetables". Greater Anglia. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
External links
- Map sources for Burnham-on-Crouch railway station
- Train times and station information for Burnham-on-Crouch railway station from National Rail
- History of the Crouch Valley Line Archived 20 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Local information about Crouch Valley Line