Southend Central railway station
Railway station in Essex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Southend Central railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line and is one of two primary stations serving the city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The city's other main station is called Southend Victoria which is the terminus of a branch line off the Great Eastern Main Line. Southend Central is 35 miles 55 chains (57.43 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Westcliff and Southend East stations. Its three-letter station code is SOC.
General information | |||||
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Location | Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ881855 | ||||
Managed by | c2c | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SOC | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1856 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 3.446 million | ||||
2019/20 | 2.782 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.906 million | ||||
Interchange | 2,874 | ||||
2021/22 | 1.782 million | ||||
Interchange | 4,940 | ||||
2022/23 | 2.041 million | ||||
Interchange | 2,481 | ||||
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It was opened in 1856 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and was the eastern terminus of the line until 1888, after which the line was later extended to Shoeburyness. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.