Great Bentley railway station
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Great Bentley railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the village of Great Bentley as well as the nearby settlements of Brightlingsea, Frating, Thorrington and St Osyth. It is 60 miles 66 chains (97.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street[1] and is situated between Alresford to the west and Weeley to the east. Its three-letter station code is GRB.
General information | |||||
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Location | Great Bentley, Tendring England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.852°N 1.065°E / 51.852; 1.065 | ||||
Grid reference | TM112214 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | GRB | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
8 January 1866 | Opened as Bentley Green | ||||
1877 | Renamed Great Bentley | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 81,144 | ||||
2019/20 | 78,634 | ||||
2020/21 | 18,728 | ||||
2021/22 | 50,764 | ||||
2022/23 | 64,860 | ||||
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The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1866 with the name Bentley Green. It was renamed Great Bentley in 1877. It is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.