Wrabness  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wrabness,Tendring England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°56′20″N1°10′19″E / 51.939°N 1.172°E /51.939; 1.172 | ||||
| Grid reference | TM180315 | ||||
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | WRB | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  29,056 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 5,458 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  17,280 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 20,006 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 23,178 | ||||
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Wrabness railway station is on theMayflower Line, a branch of theGreat Eastern Main Line in theEast of England, serving the village ofWrabness, Essex. It is 65 miles 6 chains (104.73 km) down the line fromLondon Liverpool Street and is situated betweenMistley to the west andHarwich International station to the east. Its three-letter station code is WRB.
The station is currently managed byAbellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.
The station opened on 15 August 1854. Platform 1 (London bound) and platform 2 (Harwich bound) have an operational length for four-coach trains.[1] There were formerlysidings 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 duringWorld War II to the riverside to accommodate a large rail-mounted gun which was intended to protect the estuary.[2]
Thesignal 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 theColne Valley Railway at Castle Hedingham[2] where it was re-commissioned and is operational today controlling a running round loop.
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 betweenHarwich Town andManningtree calling at all stations, although some are extended to or fromColchester 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.
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Line open, station closed | Great Eastern Railway | Line and station open | ||
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