Marks Tey railway station

Marks Tey
National Rail
Marks Tey railway station in 2017, looking south towards London
General information
LocationMarks Tey, City of Colchester
England
Grid referenceTL916239
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeMKT
ClassificationDfT category D
Key dates
1843Opened as Marks Tey Junction
1889Renamed Marks Tey
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.605 million
 Interchange Increase 0.368 million
2019/20Increase 0.607 million
 Interchange Increase 0.374 million
2020/21Decrease 0.113 million
 Interchange Decrease 62,511
2021/22Increase 0.302 million
 Interchange Increase 0.218 million
2022/23Increase 0.402 million
 Interchange Increase 0.275 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
Cambridge train departing Marks Tey in 1951

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.

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway Track Diagrams Volume 2 Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.