Southend East railway station
Southend East  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Coordinates | 51°32′20″N 0°43′54″E / 51.5389°N 0.7317°ECoordinates: 51°32′20″N 0°43′54″E / 51.5389°N 0.7317°E |
| Grid reference | TQ894857 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SOE |
| Managed by | c2c |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.769 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.797 million |
| 2006/07 |
1.318 million |
| 2007/08 |
1.459 million |
| 2008/09 |
1.617 million |
| 2009/10 |
1.709 million |
| 2010/11 |
1.875 million |
| 2011/12 |
 1.709 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.768 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.902 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.662 million |
| History | |
| Original company | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 18 July 1932 | Opened as Southend East |
| 1 May 1949 | Renamed Southend-on-Sea East |
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Southend East |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southend East from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Southend East railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line, serving the Southchurch area to the east of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is 36 miles 49 chains (58.9 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Southend Central to the west and Thorpe Bay to the east. Its three-letter station code is SOE.
It was opened in 1932.[1] The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
Description
Southend East has two through platforms. Platform 1 is typically for westbound trains towards London Fenchurch Street and platform 2 is for eastbound trains towards Shoeburyness; there is one disused bay platform.
Between May 1949 and February 1969 the station was named Southend-on-Sea East.[1] In April 2006, signs were erected with the label "Southend East for Southchurch Village" to better reflect its geographical location in the Southchurch area of Southend.[2]
During 2006, a £425,000 refurbishment programme was completed at the station, providing level access to the London-bound platform, as well as new toilets, baby-changing facilities, a redecorated waiting room with CCTV, and a self-service ticket machine.[3]
A ticket office is located adjacent to platform 1. It was completed in 2011 replacing the previous ticket office located adjacent to platform 2. It has two serving positions and uses the TRIBUTE ticket issuing system.
Services
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
- 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound towards London Fenchurch Street, of which:
- 4 tph eastbound towards Shoeburyness
References
- 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 215. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ c2c. "c2c Online - Southchurch Village gets its own station". Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ↑ c2c (24 May 2006). "c2c Online - Refurbishment complete at Southend East station". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
External links
- Train times and station information for Southend East railway station from National Rail
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| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Southend Central | c2c London, Tilbury and Southend Railway |
Thorpe Bay | ||