Marks Tey railway station

Marks Tey
Marks Tey railway station in 2017, looking south towards London
General information
Location	Marks Tey, City of Colchester England
Grid reference	TL916239
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	3
Other information
Station code	MKT
Classification	DfT category D
Key dates
1843	Opened as Marks Tey Junction
1889	Renamed Marks Tey
Passengers
2018/19	0.605 million
Interchange	0.368 million
2019/20	0.607 million
Interchange	0.374 million
2020/21	0.113 million
Interchange	62,511
2021/22	0.302 million
Interchange	0.218 million
2022/23	0.402 million
Interchange	0.275 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Marks Tey railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the large village of Marks Tey, Essex. It is 46 miles 49 chains (75.02 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and on the GEML is situated between Kelvedon to the west and Colchester to the east. Marks Tey is also the southern terminus of the Gainsborough Line to Sudbury. Its three-letter station code is MKT. The "up" (London-bound) platform 1 has an operational length for nine-coach trains, the "down" (Colchester-bound) platform 2 can accommodate 11-coach trains and platform 3 (for the Sudbury branch) has an operational length for two-coach trains.^[1]

The station was opened in 1843 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is located on Station Road, just off the A120 road that runs through the village, parallel to the railway. The station is currently operated by Greater Anglia, who also operate all trains serving it, as part of the East Anglia franchise.