Alresford railway station (Essex)
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Alresford 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 Alresford, Essex. It is 57 miles 63 chains (93.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street[1] and is situated between Wivenhoe to the west and Great Bentley to the east. In official literature it is shown as Alresford (Essex) in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in Hampshire. Its three-letter station code is ALR.
General information | |||||
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Location | Alresford, Tendring England | ||||
Grid reference | TM064215 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | ALR | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
8 January 1866 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 62,994 | ||||
2019/20 | 65,602 | ||||
2020/21 | 15,816 | ||||
2021/22 | 47,180 | ||||
2022/23 | 63,450 | ||||
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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.