The line from Colchester (North) to Clacton-on-Sea is an electrified double track railway serving the villages of Wivenhoe, Alresford, Great Bentley, Weeley and Thorpe-le-Soken. The station of Hythe serves the eastern districts of Colchester and is the nearest station to Essex University. At Colchester there is a short branch to Colchester Town serving the town centre. From Thorpe-le-Soken there is the single line branch to the coastal resort of Walton-on-the-Naze, also serving the village of Kirby Cross and the seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea.
