About

Althorne Railway Station is on the Crouch Valley Line running from Wickford.

The station serves the village of Althorne, and surrounding Vineyards on the Dengie Peninsular. It is located 40 miles (64.92 km) from London Liverpool Street and is currently operated by Greater Anglia.

The station opened on 1 June 1889 for freight traffic and on 1 October 1889 for passenger traffic by the Great Eastern Railway (GER). The station has one platform and an automatic level-crossing providing vehicle and foot access to Althorne Marina, Saltmarsh Coast path, and England Coastal Path. 

Historically there was a station building, goods yard (closed in December 1960), and signal box (closed in January 1967), as well as sidings two miles east of the station linking the line to Creeksea Ferry (which closed in 1947).

In 1923, the line and station passed to the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) following the 1923 Grouping of railway operators across the UK. It then passed to the Eastern Region of British Railways (BR) upon nationalisation in 1948.

Shortly after electrification on 12 May 1986, the station and line were operated by Network Southeast until British Rail was fully privatised.

The typical off-peak service is of one train every 40 minutes to Wickford, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from Shenfield and/or London Liverpool Street via the Great Eastern Main Line. On Sundays, the service is reduced is to hourly.

Seating area, car park and 24 hour help point are available at this station.