Sunshine Coast Line

Sunshine Coast Line
A Greater Anglia Class 360 departs Clacton-on-Sea in June 2013
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	East of England
Termini	Colchester Clacton-on-Sea Walton-on-the-Naze
Stations	12
Service
Type	Commuter rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	Greater Anglia
Depot(s)	Colchester Clacton-on-Sea
Rolling stock	Class 720
Technical
Line length	18 miles 4 chains (29.05 km) to Clacton-on-Sea 18 miles 43 chains (29.83 km) to Walton-on-the-Naze
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Route map (Click to expand)

v t e Sunshine Coast Line
Legend
mi-ch from Liverpool Street Great Eastern Main Line ← to London │ to Norwich → 51-52 Colchester East Gate Junction 53-78 Colchester Town 53-49 Hythe Colne Causeway 56-00 Wivenhoe Alresford Creek Brightlingsea 57-63 Alresford Thorington Great Bentley Brook 60-66 Great Bentley A133 road 62-78 Weeley 65-07 Thorpe-le-Soken 67-55 Kirby Cross 68-66 Frinton-on-Sea 69-56 Clacton-on-Sea 70-15 Walton-on-the-Naze
station closed on Sundays

The Sunshine Coast Line is the current marketing name of what originally was the Tendring Hundred Railway Line, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England. It links Colchester to the seaside resorts of Clacton-on-Sea and, via a branch, Walton-on-the-Naze. The line is part of the Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.08, and is classified as a London & South East commuter line.^[1] Passenger services on the line are currently operated by Greater Anglia.

Trains for Clacton-on-Sea usually originate at London Liverpool Street, while those for Walton-on-the-Naze typically start at Colchester (or Thorpe-le-Soken on Sundays). There are, however, limited morning and evening peak-time services in each direction between Walton-on-the-Naze and Liverpool Street.