Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station
Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch to Sudbury off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Wakes Colne and the neighbouring Chappel. It is 3 miles 49 chains (5.81 km) down the line from Marks Tey and 50 miles 18 chains (80.83 km) measured from London Liverpool Street. It is situated between Marks Tey and Bures. Its three-letter station code is CWC. Platform 1 has an operational length for five-coach trains. Platforms 2 and 3 are used by the East Anglian Railway Museum.
Chappel & Wakes Colne | |
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Chappel & Wakes Colne railway station in 2011 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wakes Colne, Colchester England |
| Grid reference | TL897288 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CWC |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 2 July 1849 | Opened as Chappel |
| 1 October 1914 | Renamed Chappel & Wakes Colne |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 39,360 |
| 2019/20 | 46,258 |
| 2020/21 | 4,090 |
| 2021/22 | 22,490 |
| 2022/23 | 28,176 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is currently operated by Greater Anglia, who also operate all trains serving it, as part of the East Anglia franchise. It has one platform as the line is single-track. It is also home to the East Anglian Railway Museum which has the former London-bound platform, a running line, the original station buildings and all of the land and facilities on the east side of the line. Just to the south of the station the line runs over the Chappel viaduct.
Chappel & Wakes Colne is unstaffed but has a self-service ticket machine. The platform buildings, on the station's west side, are restored to 1950s style but are part of the museum, and entered from ground-floor level.