| Thorpe-le-Soken | |
| Symbol Location: | gb |
| Symbol: | rail |
| Borough: | Thorpe-le-Soken, Tendring |
| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 51.848°N 1.162°W |
| Grid Name: | Grid reference |
| Manager: | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms: | 2 |
| Code: | TLS |
| Classification: | DfT category E |
| Original: | Tendring Hundred Railway |
| Pregroup: | Great Eastern Railway |
| Postgroup: | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Events: | Opened as Thorpe |
| Years2: | 1 March 1900 |
| Events2: | Renamed Thorpe-le-Soken |
| Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Thorpe-le-Soken railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex. It is 65chain7chain down the line from London Liverpool Street.[1] Its three-letter station code is TLS. To the west the preceding station is and to the east the following stations are on the single-stop Clacton branch or on the branch to .
The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866. It is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.
The station was opened with the name Thorpe by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, on 28 July 1866 on the Tendring Hundred Extension Railway line. It was renamed Thorpe-le-Soken on 1 March 1900.[2]
It has two platforms forming an island platform that is accessible via a footbridge. There is a clearly visible platform and trackbed on what would be platform 3; this is continuous with the other stations on the Walton branch. One of the double tracks that were originally on the line to Walton has been completely taken up. These tracks and platforms were used until 1982 when trains from London were split at Thorpe le Soken station and 4 cars would go to Walton and 4 to Clacton.[3]
The typical off-peak services pattern is:
| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - Colchester - Wivenhoe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea | Class 720 | 1x per hour | |
| Greater Anglia | Colchester - Colchester Town - Hythe - Wivenhoe - Alresford - Great Bentley - Weeley - Thorpe-le-Soken - Kirby Cross - Frinton-on-Sea - Walton-on-the-Naze | Class 720 | 1x per hour |
During peak hours there are some additional services to and from Liverpool Street.