Kirby Cross  | |||||
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 The station in October 2012 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kirby Cross,Tendring England | ||||
| Grid reference | TM215207 | ||||
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KBX | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Tendring Hundred Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 8 January 1866 (1866-01-08) | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  47,842 | ||||
| 2020/21 |  13,726 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 36,664 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 48,908 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 58,260 | ||||
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Kirby Cross railway station is on the Walton branch of theSunshine Coast Line in theEast of England, serving the village ofKirby Cross, Essex. It is 67 miles 55 chains (108.9 km) down the line fromLondon Liverpool Street[1] and is situated betweenThorpe-le-Soken to the west andFrinton-on-Sea to the east. Its three-letter station code is KBX.
It is currently managed byGreater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.
The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of theGreat Eastern Railway, in 1866.[2]
The station has two platforms with eastbound and westbound lines, but either side of the station the line is single-track.
The original station building has been disused for many years and has not been staffed since the 1990s. In 2016 it was reported that the line franchisee,Abellio Greater Anglia, planned to demolish the station building and provide platform shelters in its place. It also planned to demolish the station buildings atWeeley andAlresford.[3] The buildings were subsequently offered toTendring Borough Council for £1 each, should the council wish to renovate them.[4]
On 5 April 1981 eight people were injured in a low-speed head-on collision on the single-track line just east of Kirby Cross after an empty stock train passed a signal at 'danger'. The empty train collided with the 6:49 pm service forThorpe-le-Soken which was carrying 20 passengers, of whom five were hospitalised. An investigation confirmed the empty train's driver erroneously passed the signal at 'danger'.[5]
The typical off-peak service is:
| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia | Colchester -Colchester Town -Hythe -Wivenhoe -Alresford -Great Bentley -Weeley -Thorpe-le-Soken - Kirby Cross -Frinton-on-Sea -Walton-on-the-Naze | Class 720 | 1x per hour |
Passengers forClacton-on-Sea must change at Thorpe-le-Soken for a connecting service toLondon Liverpool Street. On Sundays, passengers for Colchester must change at Thorpe-le-Soken.
During peak hours there are some additional services to and fromLondon Liverpool Street.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia Sunshine Coast Line Walton branch | ||||
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