Southend Central railway station

Southend Central
Location
Place	Clifftown Road
Local authority	Southend-on-Sea
Operations
Station code	SOC
Managed by	c2c
Platforms in use	4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	2.791 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1856
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southend Central from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Southend Central is a railway station in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. Train services are provided by c2c. It was opened in 1856 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and was the original eastern terminus of the line which was later extended to Shoeburyness. Southend Victoria railway station is also located in Southend.

Ticket Office

Following the successful refurbishment of Benfleet railway station c2c decided to implement the same scheme at Southend Central. The work was underatken within 4 Weeks. The Ticket Office has two serving positions and uses the TRIBUTE issuing system.

Location

The Station is located in the Town Centre, and is a short walk to Southend Pier.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 6tph (trains per hour) to Fenchurch Street of which:
  • 2tph do not stop at Pitsea, West Horndon or Limehouse
  • 2tph call at all stations via Basildon
  • 2tph take the longer route via Grays and Ockendon
• 4tph to Shoeburyness

External links

• Train times and station information for Southend Central railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Southend Central railway station from Multimap.com

Coordinates: 51°32′14″N, 0°42′42″E