Alresford railway station (Essex)

Alresford
National Rail
General information
LocationAlresford, Tendring
England
Grid referenceTM064215
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeALR
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
8 January 1866Opened
Passengers
2019/20Increase 65,602
2020/21Decrease 15,816
2021/22Increase 47,180
2022/23Increase 63,450
2023/24Increase 85,564
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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.

  1. ^ "RailRef GE Great Eastern". Archived from the original on 6 January 2013.