Mistley Railway Station

About Mistley Railway Station

Mistley railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Mistley, Essex. It is 61mi from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. Its three-letter station code is MIS. The station was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1854. It is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. HistoryMistley was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1854 and the brick-built two-storey Italianate station building was probably designed by Frederick Barnes. The building is Grade II listed. There is a siding on the "up" side at the country end which earlier had additionally included a long curved incline which allowed goods movements down to the quayside using horse power. This was later replaced by a spur with a much steeper incline down to the quays on the down side at the country end. At the London end of the "down" side there are several sidings which were for movements to and from the malt works. There was a signal box at the London end of the "down" platform, which having been taken out of service was rescued by the East Anglian Railway Museum. It is a Grade I listed building and today is again fully operational at the EARM at. Servicesthe typical weekday off-peak service on the line is one train per hour in each direction, although some additional services run at peak times. Trains operate between and Manningtree, calling at all stations, although some are extended to or from and /or London Liverpool Street.

Mistley Railway Station Description

Mistley railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Mistley, Essex. It is 61mi from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. Its three-letter station code is MIS. The station was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1854. It is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. HistoryMistley was opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1854 and the brick-built two-storey Italianate station building was probably designed by Frederick Barnes. The building is Grade II listed. There is a siding on the "up" side at the country end which earlier had additionally included a long curved incline which allowed goods movements down to the quayside using horse power. This was later replaced by a spur with a much steeper incline down to the quays on the down side at the country end. At the London end of the "down" side there are several sidings which were for movements to and from the malt works. There was a signal box at the London end of the "down" platform, which having been taken out of service was rescued by the East Anglian Railway Museum. It is a Grade I listed building and today is again fully operational at the EARM at. Servicesthe typical weekday off-peak service on the line is one train per hour in each direction, although some additional services run at peak times. Trains operate between and Manningtree, calling at all stations, although some are extended to or from and /or London Liverpool Street.

More about Mistley Railway Station

Mistley Railway Station is located at Witham, Essex
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