Walton-on-the-Naze railway station

Walton-on-the-Naze
National Rail
General information
LocationWalton-on-the-Naze, Tendring
England
Coordinates51°50′46″N 1°16′05″E / 51.846°N 1.268°E / 51.846; 1.268
Grid referenceTM251214
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWON
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Opened17 May 1867
Original companyTendring Hundred Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.137 million
2019/20Decrease 0.130 million
2020/21Decrease 40,024
2021/22Increase 97,784
2022/23Increase 0.111 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
The original station building, which is adjacent to the current station, has been converted into residential accommodation (2009)

Walton-on-the-Naze railway station is one of the two eastern termini of the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England. It serves the seaside town of Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. It is 70 miles 15 chains (113.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street.[1] Its three-letter station code is WON. The preceding station on the line is Frinton-on-Sea.

The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1867.[2] 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.
  2. ^ Allen, Cecil J (1975). The Great Eastern Railway (Third ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 237. ISBN 07110-0659-8.