- Manningtree railway station
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Manningtree 
Location Place Manningtree Local authority Tendring Operations Station code MNG Managed by National Express East Anglia Number of platforms 3 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 0.720 million 2005/06 * 
0.708 million2006/07 * 
0.865 million2007/08 * 0.910 million2008/09 * 0.833 million2009/10 * 0.799 millionHistory Opened 1846 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Manningtree from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Manningtree is a railway station which serves the town of Manningtree in Essex, England. Services are provided by National Express East Anglia. The station is on the Great Eastern Main Line between London and Norwich and is the only station on the main line between Colchester and Ipswich. Manningtree is a junction station for the important branch to Harwich, known as the Mayflower Line. Almost all of the services between Manningtree and Harwich run only the length of the Mayflower Line, but a few are through services to and from London. Some of these are boat trains (timed to connect with sailings) which run between London and Harwich International, not all the way to Harwich Town.
The station was originally opened by the Eastern Union Railway in 1846[1] but rebuilt by the Great Eastern Railway in 1899-1901 when the present main building was designed by W.N. Ashbee.
Immediately east of the station there is a triangle of junctions, known as Manningtree South, North and East junctions. The main line and the branch connection from London are double track, but the north to east curve connecting Ipswich with Harwich is single track. All three sides of the triangle are electrified.
A second interesting 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.
The station has (on the westbound platform) a manned booking office and a self-service ticket machine. There is a 'side' gate west of the station building for use outside office hours and a PERTIS self-service ticket machine is available here. There is also a station buffet at the eastern end of the station building.
Train Services
The following services currently call at Manningtree:
Operator Route Material Frequency Notes NXEA London Liverpool Street - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Diss - Norwich Class 90 + Mark 3 Coaching Stock 1x per hour Not Sundays NXEA London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich Class 90 + Mark 3 Coaching Stock 1x per hour NXEA London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Hatfield Peverel - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich Class 321, Class 360 1x per hour NXEA Manningtree - Mistley - Wrabness - Harwich International - Dovercourt - Harwich Town Class 321, Class 360 1x per hour Some services start/finish in London Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station National Express East Anglia Terminus National Express East Anglia Dutchflyer London-AmsterdamHistorical railways Line open, station closedGreat Eastern Railway Line open, station closedReferences
External links
- Train times and station information for Manningtree railway station from National Rail
Categories:- Railway stations in Essex
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations served by National Express East Anglia
- DfT Category C2 stations
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