Place Southend-on-Sea Station code SOE DfT category D Opened 1850 | Grid reference TQ894857 Managed by c2c 2011/12 1.709 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Southend-on-Sea SS1 2QY, United Kingdom Original company London, Midland and Scottish Railway Similar Southend Central railway st, Shoeburyness railway station, West Horndon railway st, Southend Victoria railway st, Thorpe Bay railway station | ||
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.
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It was opened in 1932. 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. 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.
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.
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: