Hythe (Essex) railway station
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| Place | Colchester | ||
| Local authority | Colchester | ||
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| Station code | HYH | ||
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
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| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 45,214 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hythe from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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- This article is about the railway station at Hythe in the County of Essex. For other railway stations with similar names, see Hythe railway station.
Hythe railway station serves the eastern areas of Colchester in Essex, England. To the west of the station there is a triangle of lines with three junctions. The two lines lead to Colchester Town and Colchester. The three junctions are known as Hythe Junction, East Gates Junction (at the northern extremity of the triangle), and Colne Junction (at the western extremity). East Gates Junction has a manned signal box and a busy level crossing over a major road into the town of Colchester.
There are still sidings present at Hythe, although these are not in use, and there was once a short branch to Hythe quay which crossed the River Colne adjacent to the station by a small girder bridge, which is still in situ. There is no evidence today of the former quayside tracks.
Hythe Station along with Colchester Town the next stop on the line towards London on the Line From Walton-on-the-naze are the only two stations on the Sunshine Coast Route along with the sign at the ticket office at Clacton-on-sea to still have First Great Eastern Livery signs still erected, although the First label has been removed due to First Group losing the Great Eastern Franchise. The Great Eastern Logo along with the blue green and white are still here today.
[edit] Service Patterns
On Mondays to Saturdays, a train departs hourly in each direction. The train in the 'up' (London) direction calls at Colchester Town before terminating at Colchester (North). The 'down' (away from London) train calls at Wivenhoe, Alresford, Great Bentley, Weeley, Thorpe-le-Soken, Kirby Cross and Frinton-on-Sea en route to Walton-on-the-Naze, Occasionally evening trains from Clacton on-route to London Liverpool Street call here also but these trains do not call at Colchester Town.
Hythe (Essex) is closed on Sundays and all trains on the line pass through without stopping.
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[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hythe (Essex) railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Colchester Town | National Express East Anglia Sunshine Coast Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Wivenhoe | ||
