Crouch Valley Line

Crouch Valley Line
Crouch Valley Line

South Woodham Ferrers station
Overview
Type Heavy rail
System National Rail
Status Operational
Locale Essex
East of England
Termini Southminster
Wickford
Stations 7
Operation
Opened 1889
Owner Network Rail
Operator(s) National Express East Anglia
Character Rural
Rolling stock British Rail Class 315
British Rail Class 321
British Rail Class 360 occasionally
Technical
Line length ~24 mi (39 km)
No. of tracks One-Two
Track gauge Standard gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification 25 kV 50hz AC OHLE
Operating speed 75 mph maximum
Route map
Legend
miles/chains from London (Liverpool Street)
Continuation backward
Shenfield-Southend Victoria line
Station on track
29m 02ch Wickford
Junction to left Track turning from right
29m 13ch Wickford Jn
Continuation forward Stop on track
31m 40ch Battlesbridge
Stop on track
34m 00ch South Woodham Ferrers
Unknown BSicon "eABZlf" Unknown BSicon "exCONTl"
Former line to Maldon West
Unknown BSicon "eDST"
Hogwell Sidings
Stop on track
37m 25ch North Fambridge
Stop on track
40m 29ch Althorne
Unknown BSicon "eDST"
Creeksea Sidings
Stop on track
43m 24ch Burnham-on-Crouch
End stop
45m 42ch Southminster

The Crouch Valley Line is a branch line from Wickford to Southminster in Essex. It is usually called the Southminster Branch [1] by users of the line, although that is no longer its official name. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.05 and is classified as a London and South East commuter line.[2]

Contents

History

The 16.5 miles (26.6 km) route was first opened to goods traffic on 1 June 1889, and to passengers on 1 July 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway[3]. The line was electrified at 25 kV AC overhead in 1986.

Passenger services are currently operated by National Express East Anglia. They replaced the previous operator, First Great Eastern, on 1 April 2004, when all the operators in East Anglia were merged into one new franchise.

The number of trains on the Crouch Valley Line is normally restricted to two trains per hour (one train in each direction), with additional trains during the rush-hour. This is due to the limited capacity available after the line was reduced to single track in the 1960s as part of the Beeching Axe railway closures. The line was also used to take waste and fuel rods from Bradwell's decommissioned nuclear power station to another part of the country,[vague] but this service has now ceased.[citation needed]

Infrastructure

The line diverges from the Shenfield-Southend Victoria line at Wickford. It is single track throughout, with a passing loop at North Fambridge station (the mid-point of the line) to allow trains travelling in opposite directions to pass. The line is electrified at 25 kV AC, has a loading gauge of W6, and a line speed of 40–75 mph.[2]

All services are scheduled for operation by Class 321, Class 315 or occasionally Class 360 electrical multiple units.

References

  1. ^ Southminster Branch Line
  2. ^ a b "Route 7 - Great Eastern". Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/StrategicBusinessPlan/RoutePlans/2009/Route%207%20-%20Great%20Eastern.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
  3. ^ Denis L. Swindale (1989-06-29). "Southminster Survivor Celebrates 100". Maldon and Burnham Standard. 

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