It is 67 miles 55 chains (108.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street[1] and is situated between Thorpe-le-Soken to the west and Frinton-on-Sea to the east.

In 2016 it was reported that the line franchisee, Abellio Greater Anglia, planned to demolish the station building and provide platform shelters in its place.

[4] On 5 April 1981 eight people were injured in a low-speed head-on collision on the single-track line just east of Kirby Cross after an empty stock train passed a signal at 'danger'.

The empty train collided with the 6:49 pm service for Thorpe-le-Soken which was carrying 20 passengers, of whom five were hospitalised.

An investigation confirmed the empty train's driver erroneously passed the signal at 'danger'.