Thorpe-le-Soken train station
You can reach 22 stations directly from Thorpe-le-Soken on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Colchester, with 78 trains a day.
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- 22 direct destinations
- 1,565th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- 65 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Thorpe-le-Soken
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 78 | 71 | 32 |
| Wivenhoe | 78 | 71 | 32 |
| Hythe (Colchester) | 77 | 70 | 32 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 47 | 39 | 32 |
| Chelmsford | 44 | 36 | 30 |
| London Liverpool Street | 44 | 36 | 30 |
| Stratford | 44 | 36 | 30 |
| Alresford | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Great Bentley | 42 | 36 | 31 |
| Witham | 42 | 36 | 30 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| Kirby Cross | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 40 | 36 | 30 |
| Shenfield | 39 | 36 | 30 |
| Weeley | 37 | 35 | 0 |
| Colchester Town | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Ingatestone | 31 | 35 | 0 |
| Beaulieu Park | 12 | 3 | 30 |
| Kelvedon | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Marks Tey | 10 | 1 | 30 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Romford | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Lines serving Thorpe-le-Soken
Thorpe-le-Soken is on the Sunshine Coast Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Thorpe-le-Soken station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Thorpe-le-Soken 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 Thorpe-le-Soken station is
143,078 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,565th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 288,537 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Thorpe-le-Soken and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 42,854 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: 17 stations instead of 22, a drop of about 23%. Saturday runs to 22.
Nearest other stations
- Weeley 2.0 miles
- Kirby Cross 2.3 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 3.6 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 3.7 miles
- Great Bentley 4.1 miles
Facilities at Thorpe-le-Soken station
Thorpe-le-Soken is staffed part time, with step-free access to no part of the station.
Toilets
Parking at Thorpe-le-Soken station
- Station Car Park 65 spaces, 5 accessible
£6.80 off-peak, £6.80 a day, £27.50 a week
Cycle parking: 38 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 July 2026.
Getting to Thorpe-le-Soken station
Thorpe-le-Soken station is in Tendring, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Thorpe-le-Soken 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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