Shoeburyness railway station
| General information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Shoeburyness, Borough of Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ939850 | ||||
| Managed by | c2c | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SRY | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.700 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.251 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.443 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.493 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.504 million | ||||
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Shoeburyness railway station is the eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury and Southend Line (Engineer's Line Reference FSS),[1] serving the suburb of Shoeburyness, Essex. It is 39 miles 40 chains (63.57 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon; the preceding station is Thorpe Bay. Its three-letter station code is SRY.
The line and station were opened in 1884 when the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway expanded east from Southend. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
History
Shoeburyness was opened on 1 February 1884 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR).
The Whitechapel and Bow Railway, opened in 1902, permitted through trains to operate from the District Railway on to the LTSR. This was initially used for inner suburban District Railway trains that did not go beyond Upminster.[2] In 1909 and 1910 trial joint through services were run from Ealing Broadway to Southend, changing from electric District to steam LTSR locomotives en route. This became a regular timetable in 1911, with a limited number of those daily trains extended to Shoeburyness. The service ended on 11 September 1939.[3]
Design
Shoeburyness is arranged in a through-station layout despite being a terminus. As a result of this layout, the station has step-free access from the town's high street to all of its platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 have an operational length for thirteen-coach trains and Platform 3 an operational length for nine-coach trains.[4]
A connection exists to the Ministry of Defence site nearby at Pig's Bay, to the east over a level crossing on the high street, and extensive carriage sidings exist to the west comprising 31 sidings.[4]
The ticket office is equipped with the Tribute ticket issuing system. The station has sheltered bicycle storage, a taxicab rank, and a car park.[5]
The station was renovated in January 2013 to improve customer safety, security and facilities for the c2c customers.[6]
Services
As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:[7]
- 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
All services are operated by c2c who use the British Rail Class 357 and British Rail Class 720.
References
- ^ "Engineer's Line Reference".
- ^ Horne, Mike A. C. (2019). London's District Railway: A History of the Metropolitan District Railway Company. Twentieth Century. Volume two. Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85414-430-0.
- ^ Kay, Peter (2010). The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway: A History of the Company and Line. 1912-1939, the Midland and LMS years. vol. 3. Wivenhoe: Peter Kay. ISBN 978-1-899890-43-9.
- ^ a b Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ c2c. "c2c Online - Shoeburyness station". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Echo (10 January 2013). "Shoebury station re-opens after £700k revamp". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "c2c Train Times" (PDF). c2c. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
- Train times and station information for Shoeburyness railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorpe Bay | c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line |
Terminus | ||
| Former services | ||||
| Thorpe Bay | District—LMS through service London, Tilbury and Southend line |
Terminus | ||