Frinton-on-Sea railway station is on the Walton branch of the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, serving the seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. It is 68 miles 66 chains (110.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street[1] and is situated between Kirby Cross to the west and Walton-on-the-Naze to the east. Its three-letter station code is FRI.

Frinton-on-Sea
General information
Location	Frinton-on-Sea, Tendring England
Coordinates	51.838°N 1.243°E / 51.838; 1.243
Grid reference	TM235204
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	FRI
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	17 May 1867
Original company	Tendring Hundred Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Passengers
2016/17	0.208 million
2017/18	0.191 million
2018/19	0.201 million
2019/20	0.185 million
2020/21	51,010
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

The station was opened with the name Frinton by the Tendring Hundred Railway (THR) in 1867. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) acquired the THR and the adjacent Clacton-on-Sea Railway on 1 July 1883. The Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea line was absorbed by the GER on 9 June 1893.[3]

The line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923 and then the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1948 following nationalisation of the railways.

The station is immediately to the west of a level crossing that provides road access to Frinton. Residents of the town who live inside the gates of the crossing attach a particular status to this fact. These wooden gates were, until 2009, the only manually-operated level crossing gates on the line. The level crossing is now protected by a barrier system.

The station's name was changed to Frinton-on-Sea in 2007.[4]

Services

In 1929 the LNER introduced luxurious Pullman day excursion trips from Liverpool Street to various seaside resorts. The service known as the Eastern Belle served Felixstowe on Mondays, Frinton and Walton on Tuesdays, Clacton on Wednesdays, and Thorpeness and Aldeburgh on Thursdays and Fridays.[5] The service ended in September 1939 at the outset of World War II.

The current service pattern is:

Passengers for Clacton-on-Sea must change at Thorpe-le-Soken for a connection, however during weekday evenings there are two direct services to Clacton, however there are no direct return services.

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Frinton-on-Sea railway station from National Rail

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kirby Cross		Greater Anglia Sunshine Coast Line Walton branch		Walton-on-the-Naze