Manningtree Railway Station

Manningtree railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Manningtree, Essex. It is 59mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. It is also the western terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch line to. The following station on the branch is. The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. HistoryThe station was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1846 but rebuilt by the Great Eastern Railway in 1899–1901; this building survives. It was designed by W. N. Ashbee. DescriptionImmediately east of the station there is a triangle of junctions, known as the Manningtree South, North and East junctions and originally each double-track junction was controlled by an individual signal box. In 1926 the London and North Eastern Railway installed a new power box at Manningtree South which controlled all three junctions. Today, the north to east curve connecting Ipswich with is a single track, having been reduced from double-track. All three sides of the triangle are electrified. A second peculiar feature just east of the station is a combination of a road underpass and a level crossing. The underpass has limited height and the parallel level crossing is needed to permit higher vehicles to cross the railway.

Manningtree railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Manningtree, Essex. It is 59mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. It is also the western terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch line to. The following station on the branch is. The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. HistoryThe station was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1846 but rebuilt by the Great Eastern Railway in 1899–1901; this building survives. It was designed by W. N. Ashbee. DescriptionImmediately east of the station there is a triangle of junctions, known as the Manningtree South, North and East junctions and originally each double-track junction was controlled by an individual signal box. In 1926 the London and North Eastern Railway installed a new power box at Manningtree South which controlled all three junctions. Today, the north to east curve connecting Ipswich with is a single track, having been reduced from double-track. All three sides of the triangle are electrified. A second peculiar feature just east of the station is a combination of a road underpass and a level crossing. The underpass has limited height and the parallel level crossing is needed to permit higher vehicles to cross the railway.