Place East Tilbury Station code ETL DfT category E Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TQ676789 Managed by c2c 2011/12 0.308 million | |
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Address East Tilbury, Stanford-le-Hope SS17 0RQ, United Kingdom Similar Stanford‑le‑Hope railway station, Tilbury Town railway st, Pitsea railway station, West Horndon railway st, Ockendon railway station | ||
East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the village of East Tilbury, Essex. It is 25 miles 7 chains (40.4 km) down-line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between Tilbury Town and Stanford-le-Hope. Its three-letter station code is ETL.
It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a halt station intended to serve workers at the nearby Bata Shoe Company, which paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in rush hour. The halt was upgraded to full station status in January 1949. Increasing patronage at East Tilbury led to the closure in 1967 of Low Street, a minor station close by.
East Tilbury is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at Barking and at the country end at Pitsea. The station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c.
It is located close to Coalhouse Fort, an artillery fort dating from the 1860s.
Services
The typical off-peak service consists of: