Kirby Cross train station
You can reach 19 stations directly from Kirby Cross on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Frinton-on-Sea, with 40 trains a day.
- 19 direct destinations
- 1,962nd busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 17 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Kirby Cross
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frinton-on-Sea | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| Colchester | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Hythe (Colchester) | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Wivenhoe | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Alresford | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Colchester Town | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Great Bentley | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Weeley | 32 | 34 | 0 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Beaulieu Park | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chelmsford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvedon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| London Liverpool Street | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marks Tey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shenfield | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Witham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Kirby Cross
Kirby Cross is on the Sunshine Coast Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Kirby Cross station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Kirby Cross station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Kirby Cross station is
62,896 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,962nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Kirby Cross and Colchester than any other pair: 22,370 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
Sunday is a different railway here: 3 stations instead of 19, a drop of about 84%. Saturday runs to 11.
Nearest other stations
- Frinton-on-Sea 1.3 miles
- Thorpe-le-Soken 2.3 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 2.3 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 4.1 miles
- Weeley 4.3 miles
Facilities at Kirby Cross station
Kirby Cross is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Parking at Kirby Cross station
- Station Car Park 17 spaces, 1 accessible
£3.00 a day
Cycle parking: 16 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 July 2026.
Getting to Kirby Cross station
Kirby Cross station is in Tendring, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Kirby Cross Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Kirby Cross station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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