CARNIVAL organisers in Burnham have expressed their outrage that the town's railway station will be closed on the day of the event.
Greater Anglia has announced plans to undertake "vital renewal work" on Saturday, September 28, leading to the closure of Burnham station, on the same day that thousands are expected to arrive in the town for the annual carnival.
Committee member Caroline Sarychkin said: "It's crazy. Of all the weekends they could have chosen, we are always the last weekend in September.
"I can't believe it, we were hoping to have six or seven thousand people here that day to celebrate the carnival and one bus an hour is just not enough to cover that amount of people."
The line will be shut between Billericay, Wickford and stations to Southminster, although there will be a rail replacement bus.
A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "Although there are no plans to make any immediate changes to the service plan, the work that Network Rail is carrying out is part of a number of weekends when improvement work is taking place (from September 14 to 15) so we will monitor the frequency and provision of the alternative services from this date, to help ensure their effectiveness."
