Colchester Town railway station
Colchester Town 
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| Location | |
| Place | Colchester |
| Local authority | Borough of Colchester |
| Coordinates | 51°53′11.28″N 0°54′16.50″E / 51.8864667°N 0.9045833°ECoordinates: 51°53′11.28″N 0°54′16.50″E / 51.8864667°N 0.9045833°E |
| Grid reference | TM000248 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CET |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.464 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.743 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.762 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.772 million |
| – Interchange |
533 |
| 2015/16 |
 0.772 million |
| – Interchange |
1048 |
| History | |
| Original company | Tendring Hundred Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 March 1866 | Opened as St. Botolph's |
| 8 July 1991 | Renamed Colchester Town |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Colchester Town from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the town of Colchester, Essex. It is 53 miles 76 chains (86.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street. Its three-letter station code is CET. The town's larger station is called Colchester (also known as Colchester North to distinguish it) and is on the Great Eastern Main Line but is further away from the town centre.
The station was opened in 1866 by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, with the name St. Botolph's. It was renamed Colchester Town in 1991. It is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.
As of 2013[update] there is only one platform, but there is space for a second which would make possible a more intensive service on the Sunshine Coast Line. To the east of the station, Colne Junction is the western extremity of a triangle which gives access towards Colchester station to the west and Hythe station to the east. The curve to the north from Colne Junction to East Gates Junction is sharp, with a continuous check rail which necessitates slow passage.
The following services typically call at Colchester Town during the off-peak:
Colchester Town is closed on Sundays, except during December when an hourly service operates to Walton-on-the-Naze. If engineering work on a Sunday closes Colchester station, Colchester Town is opened as an alternative.
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