Colchester Town railway station
You can reach 20 stations directly from Colchester Town on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Colchester, with 96 trains a day.
See Colchester Town on the map
Colchester Town is the nearest station for postcodes in CO1, CO2. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Colchester Town
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 96 | 96 | 0 |
| Alresford | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Great Bentley | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Hythe (Colchester) | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Kirby Cross | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Weeley | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Wivenhoe | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Chelmsford | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Kelvedon | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| London Liverpool Street | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Stratford | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Witham | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Marks Tey | 29 | 30 | 0 |
| Shenfield | 29 | 30 | 0 |
| Beaulieu Park | 26 | 30 | 0 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Ingatestone | 3 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Colchester Town is
1,012,034 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 534th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Colchester Town and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 222,406 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
There is no Sunday service from Colchester Town. About one station in seventeen has none, so this is not unusual, but it is worth knowing before travelling.
Nearest other stations
- Hythe (Colchester) 0.9 miles
- Colchester 1.1 miles
- Wivenhoe 3.0 miles
- Alresford 4.5 miles
- Marks Tey 5.3 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Colchester Town, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ardleigh · 4.1 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.