East of England
Essex
City of Colchester

Colchester Town railway station

Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the , and is the secondary station serving the city of , Essex.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Colchester, Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “CET”, “Colchester Town Railway Station”, “Colchester Town Station”, and “St Botolph’s”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Castle and St Botolph’s Priory.

Museum
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is a Norman castle in , , , dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. is situated 1,600 feet north of Colchester Town railway station.

Ruins
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St Botolph's Priory was a medieval house of Augustinian canons in , , founded c. 1093. The priory had the distinction of being the first and leading Augustinian convent in England until its dissolution in 1536. is situated 400 feet northwest of Colchester Town railway station.

Museum
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is situated 1,200 feet north of Colchester Town railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.

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is a city in , East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, is an interesting place to visit.

Suburb
is an area in the southeastern part of in , England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.

Suburb
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is a suburb of in , England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. is situated 2 miles west of Colchester Town railway station.

Colchester Town railway station

Latitude
51.88651° or 51° 53′ 11″ north
Longitude
0.90543° or 0° 54′ 20″ east
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Operator
Greater Anglia
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“CET”
Open location code
9F32VWP4+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26579230
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952328
Wiki­data ID
Q4489756
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Colchester Town railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Colchester Town”
  • Dutch: “Station Colchester Town”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة كولتشيستير تون”
  • French: “Colchester Town”
  • French: “gare de Colchester Town”
  • Italian: “stazione di Colchester Town”
  • Polish: “Colchester Town”
  • Polish: “stacja kolejowa”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Tref Colchester”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Colchester Town railway station”. Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.