Burnham-on-Crouch railway station

Burnham-on-Crouch railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the town of Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex. It is 43 miles 24 chains (69.68 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Althorne to the west and Southminster to the east. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is WIS; the station's three-letter station code is BUU. The platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains. It is located near the Mangapps Railway Museum.

Burnham-on-Crouch
Burnham-on-Crouch railway station in 2013
Location	Burnham-on-Crouch, Maldon England
Coordinates	51.6336°N 0.8120°E
Grid reference	TQ947965
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BUU
Classification	DfT category D
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 July 1889	Opened
Passengers
2015/16	0.261 million
2016/17	0.249 million
2017/18	0.242 million
2018/19	0.241 million
2019/20	0.233 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The line and station were opened on 1 June 1889 for goods and on 1 October 1889 for passenger services by the Great Eastern Railway in 1889. The station had two platforms both with station buildings and connected by a footbridge.[1] A 24-lever signal box was located on the north of the line to the west of the station; this was closed on 21 January 1967. There were sidings and a goods shed to the west of the station.[1] The line and station were passed to the London and North Eastern Railway following the Grouping of 1923. It then passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways upon nationalisation in 1948. The north platform was closed by 1969.[1] When sectorisation was introduced, Burnham-on-Crouch was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail. The line was electrified using 25 kV overhead line electrification (OLE) on 12 May 1986.

Today the station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

Services

The typical off-peak service is of one train every 40 minutes westbound to Wickford and eastbound to Southminster with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from Shenfield and/or London Liverpool Street via the Great Eastern Main Line. On Sundays, the service is reduced is to hourly. Services are typically formed of Class 321 rolling stock, built by BREL York and introduced in 1988.

References

1. Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.

External links

• Map sources for Burnham-on-Crouch railway station

• Train times and station information for Burnham-on-Crouch railway station from National Rail
• History of the Crouch Valley Line
• Local information about Crouch Valley Line