Location notes
A station on the Great Eastern Main line between Witham and Marks Tey in Essex, the nearest city is Colchester.
Railway type and traffic
A Great Eastern Main Line station with lots of varied passenger and freight services passing through at quite high speed, lots of freight going to and from Felixstowe.
Environment
Very quiet village, rural location and quite a safe place to be after dark.
Road directions
From the A12 and follow signs to Kelvedon, then come off the A12 motorway and follow the signs to Kelvedon Town centre, the station is clearly signposted.
Kelvedon Station map co-ordinates
Kelvedon Station map co-ordinates
Parking
There is a large car park that is never full, CCTV cameras operating in the car park.
Public transport
From London Liverpool street, One Great Eastern trains stop there every 30 minutes. However One Anglia trains do not stop at Kelvedon.
Amenities
There are toilets on the station. The town centre is no more than a minutes walk away with plenty of shops and takeaways.
Accommodation
There are a few hotels and bed and breakfasts close to the station.
Where on the map
Sun Compass
Open this Image in a new window and use as a sun compass with the links below.
Streetmap links
Kelvedon Station general view map
Kelvedon Station close up map
Multimap links
Kelvedon Station on new multimap
Kelvedon Station general view map
Kelvedon Station close up map
Kelvedon Station aerial view (where available)
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Kelvedon Station
Some areas not available at all zoom levels,.
Helpful location information
Railway Gen Group
Photographic notes
The lighting is good most of the time but in the winter, the sun is lower and may affect photos of trains heading towards Colchester and Norwich.
Footbridge provides good views of trains heading in both directions.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
Footbridge provides good views of trains heading in both directions.
If you do find this information useful then please feel free to mention how you 'found' the location on your website or magazine submission.
Offical Guidelines for Railway Enthusiasts
British Transport Police Guidelines for rail enthusiaist
Network Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
ATOC/National Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
If you see anything suspicious the British Transport Police can be contacted on their crime telephone number:
0800 405040
Help all us railway enthusiasts get a better name by helping the British Transport Police catch the cable thief's and vandals.
Network Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
ATOC/National Rail Guidelines for rail enthusiasts
If you see anything suspicious the British Transport Police can be contacted on their crime telephone number:
0800 405040
Help all us railway enthusiasts get a better name by helping the British Transport Police catch the cable thief's and vandals.
General views - All photographs © James Welham unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking south west
Fig 2 - Looking north east
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Please enjoy this guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavor to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window.
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