Chalkwell railway station

Chalkwell railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line, serving the locality of Chalkwell in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is 33 miles 69 chains (54.5 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Leigh-on-Sea to the west and Westcliff to the east. Its three-letter station code is CHW.

Chalkwell
Location
Place	Chalkwell
Local authority	Southend-on-Sea
Grid reference	TQ852855
Operations
Station code	CHW
Managed by	c2c
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	1.818 million
2015/16	1.535 million
2016/17	1.563 million
2017/18	1.968 million
2018/19	1.914 million
History
Key dates	Opened 11 September 1933 (11 September 1933)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chalkwell from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It was opened in 1933 on a site next to the beach.[1] The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 6 tph (trains per hour) westbound towards London Fenchurch Street, of which:
  • 2 tph call at all stations via Basildon
  • 2 tph call at selected stations only via Basildon
  • 2 tph call at all stations via the Ockendon branch
• 6 tph eastbound towards Shoeburyness, of which:
  • 2 tph terminate at Southend Central
  • 4 tph continue to Shoeburyness

References

1. "Railway Magazine" December 1956

External links

• Train times and station information for Chalkwell railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Leigh-on-Sea		c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line		Westcliff