Wivenhoe train station
You can reach 22 stations directly from Wivenhoe on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Colchester, with 78 trains a day.
- 22 direct destinations
- 1,071st busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 50 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Wivenhoe
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester | 78 | 71 | 32 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 78 | 71 | 32 |
| Hythe (Colchester) | 77 | 70 | 32 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 45 | 37 | 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 |
| Shenfield | 39 | 36 | 30 |
| Weeley | 37 | 35 | 0 |
| Colchester Town | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Kirby Cross | 33 | 34 | 0 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 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 Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe is on the Sunshine Coast Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Wivenhoe station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Wivenhoe 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 Wivenhoe station is
352,166 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,071st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 471 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Wivenhoe and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 115,884 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: 14 stations instead of 22, a drop of about 36%. Saturday runs to 22.
Nearest other stations
- Alresford 1.8 miles
- Hythe (Colchester) 2.4 miles
- Colchester Town 3.0 miles
- Colchester 4.1 miles
- Great Bentley 4.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Wivenhoe, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Thorington · 3.5 miles
- Brightlingsea · 4.3 miles
- Ardleigh · 4.6 miles
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Facilities at Wivenhoe station
Wivenhoe is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:10 to 20:30 · Saturday: 06:15 to 20:30 · Sunday: 09:15 to 16:15
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Wivenhoe station
- Station Car Park 50 spaces, 3 accessible
£1.20 an hour, £8.00 a day, £30.35 a week
Cycle parking: 46 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 July 2026.
Getting to Wivenhoe station
Wivenhoe station is in Colchester, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Wivenhoe 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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