Tendring Hundred Railway
The Sunshine Coast Line is the marketing name of what was The Tendring Hundred Railway Line, a railway line linking Colchester to Clacton-on-Sea and via a branch line to Walton-on-the-Naze. Passenger services are run by Greater Anglia. Trains to Clacton-on-Sea are usually trains from London, while those to Walton-on-the-Naze start at Colchester on weekdays and Saturdays, but at Thorpe-le-Soken on Sundays. There is one through train in each direction between Walton-on-the-Naze and London on weekdays only (1739 from Walton-on-the-Naze and 2118 return). The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.08 and is classified as a London & South East commuter line.
On Sundays, Colchester Town, Hythe and Weeley are all closed. Therefore, the Sunday service consists of an hourly shuttle service between Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton-on-the-Naze, and an hourly service between Clacton-on-Sea and London Liverpool Street.
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