It is 68 miles 66 chains (110.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street[1] and is situated between Kirby Cross to the west and Walton-on-the-Naze to the east.

Residents of the town who live inside the gates of the crossing attach a particular status to this fact.

[4] 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 current service pattern is: Passengers for Clacton-on-Sea must change at Thorpe-le-Soken for a connection, except for the final Thorpe-le-Soken-bound train of the day on weekdays.