Updated at: 13-Nov-2025 17:16:41: PM
Operator: Greater Anglia
Routes affected:
Between London Liverpool Street and Clacton-on-Sea, and also between London Liverpool Street / Colchester / Thorpe-le-Soken and Walton-on-the-Naze
Twitter Hashtag: WaltonontheNaze
Description of Incident
Emergency engineering works between Thorpe-le-Soken and Clacton-on-Sea / Walton-on-the-Naze mean that some lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 10 minutes or revised.
This is expected until the end of the day.
Customer advice:
A set of points were damaged during last night’s engineering works in the Thorpe-le-Soken area, resulting in disruption to train services between Walton-on-the-Naze and Clacton-on-Sea / Thorpe-le-Soken.
Train services may be cancelled, altered or delayed on the Clacton-on-Sea and the Walton-on-the-Naze branch lines.
The Walton-on-the-Naze branch has reopened.
Alternative travel options:
Greater Anglia tickets will be accepted on the following alternatives, at no extra cost:
- Konnect bus routes 105 and 107 between Walton-on-the-Naze, Thorpe-le-Soken and Colchester
- Konnect bus routes 74 and 76 between Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester
- Konnect bus route 3 between Thorpe-le-Soken and Clacton-On-sea
Rail replacement transport:
This evening, a limited rail replacement service will run as follows:
- 22.18 London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea will terminate at Colchester with a bus connection between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea
- 22.56 Colchester to Walton has been cancelled with a bus services operating between Colchester and Walton-on-the-Naze
- 23.18 London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea will terminate at Colchester with a bus connection between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea
Additional information:
Network Rail engineers are on site working to restore the points and the train service to normal. Further work will take place this evening and into the night.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
For helpful advice if you need to travel on a rail replacement service, including accessibility and bicycle information, please use our Rail Replacement Services page.
You can find the pick-up and set-down location of rail replacement services by checking station signage or by searching for your station on our Find a Station page.
Please be advised that replacement vehicles may be busier than usual, and you should allow extra time for your journey.
Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
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This page created on: 13-Nov-2025 04:36:00: AM