Wrabness railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the village of Wrabness, Essex. It is 65 miles 6 chains (104.73 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Mistley to the west and Harwich International station to the east. Its three-letter station code is WRB.

Wrabness
General information
Location	Wrabness, Tendring England
Coordinates	51.939°N 1.172°E / 51.939; 1.172
Grid reference	TM180315
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WRB
Classification	DfT category F1
Passengers
2016/17	25,172
2017/18	30,526
2018/19	30,348
2019/20	29,056
2020/21	5,458
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

History

Platform 1 (London bound) and platform 2 (Harwich bound) have an operational length for four-coach trains.[1] There were formerly sidings at the west (London) end of both the "up" and "down" lines. Those on the up side were used for local goods work, coal being one of the commodities handled. The sidings on the down side were extended during World War II to the riverside to accommodate a large rail-mounted gun which was intended to protect the estuary.[2]

The signal box controlling the section of line stood at the west end of the down platform but was no longer used after the electrification of the line in 1985. The box was purchased by local enthusiasts and donated to the Colne Valley Railway at Castle Hedingham[2] where it was re-commissioned and is operational today controlling a running round loop.

Services

As of December 2015^[update] the typical weekday off-peak service on the line is one train per hour in each direction, although some additional services run at peak times. Trains operate between Harwich Town and Manningtree calling at all stations, although some are extended to or from Colchester or London Liverpool Street. There is also one direct train a day on Monday to Fridays from Wrabness to Ipswich (continuing on to Cambridge) during the morning peak,[3] which is operated by a diesel unit.

References

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Mistley		Greater Anglia Mayflower Line		Harwich International
Historical railways
Bradfield Line open, station closed		Great Eastern Railway Eastern Union Railway		Harwich International Line and station open

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