Frinton-on-Sea railway station
Frinton-on-Sea 
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| Location | |
| Place | Frinton-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Tendring |
| Coordinates | 51°50′17″N 1°14′35″E / 51.838°N 1.243°ECoordinates: 51°50′17″N 1°14′35″E / 51.838°N 1.243°E |
| Grid reference | TM235204 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FRI |
| 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 |
 0.176 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.175 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.190 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.197 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.203 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 17 May 1867 |
| Original company | Tendring Hundred Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Frinton-on-Sea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Frinton-on-Sea railway station is on the Walton section of the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea, Essex. It is 68 miles 71 chains (110.9 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Kirby Cross to the west and Walton-on-the-Naze to the east. Its three-letter station code is FRI.
The station was opened by the Tendring Hundred Railway, a subsidiary of the Great Eastern Railway, in 1867. It is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.
The station was opened with the name Frinton by the Tendring Hundred Railway (THR) in 1867. The Great Eastern Railway (GER) acquired the THR and the adjacent Clacton-on-Sea Railway on 1 July 1883. The Wivenhoe & Brightlingsea line was absorbed by the GER on 9 June 1893.
The line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923 and then the Eastern Region of British Railways in 1948 following nationalisation of the railways.
The station is immediately to the west of a level crossing that provides road access to Frinton. Residents of the town who live inside the gates of the crossing attach a particular status to this fact. These wooden gates were, until 2009, the only manually-operated level crossing gates on the line. The level crossing is now protected by a barrier system.
The station's name was changed to Frinton-on-Sea in 2007.
In 1929 the LNER introduced luxurious Pullman day excursion trips from Liverpool Street to various seaside resorts. The service known as the Eastern Belle served Felixstowe on Mondays, Frinton and Walton on Tuesdays, Clacton on Wednesdays, and Thorpeness and Aldeburgh on Thursdays and Fridays. The service ended in September 1939 at the outset of World War II.
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