Shoeburyness railway station

Shoeburyness railway station is the eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line (Engineer's Line Reference FSS),[1] serving the town 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.

Shoeburyness
Location
Place	Shoeburyness
Local authority	Borough of Southend-on-Sea
Grid reference	TQ939850
Operations
Station code	SRY
Managed by	c2c
Number of platforms	3
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.700 million
2015/16	0.723 million
2016/17	0.746 million
2017/18	0.747 million
2018/19	0.751 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1884 (1884)
National Rail – UK railway stations
Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Shoeburyness from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It was opened in 1884. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.

Description

Shoeburyness is arranged in a through-station layout despite being a terminus. It was opened on 1 February 1884 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. 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.[2] 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.[2]

The ticket office is equipped with the TRIBUTE ticket issuing system. The station has sheltered bicycle storage, a taxicab rank, and a car park.[3]

The station was renovated in January 2013 to improve customer safety, security and facilities for the c2c customers.[4]

When the London Underground's District line operated a seasonal non-stop excursion train service between 1910 and 1939 through to the Southend area, Shoeburyness was the terminus.[5]

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 4 tph (trains per hour) to London Fenchurch Street, of which:
  • 2 tph call at all stations via Basildon;
  • 2 tph call at selected stations only via Basildon.

On weekends there are some services that run to/from Liverpool Street station via Stratford and some that run via Tilbury Town railway station.

All services are operated by c2c who use British Rail Class 357 and British Rail Class 387 trains.

References

1. "Engineer's Line Reference".
2. Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2: Eastern. Frome: Trackmaps. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
3. c2c. "c2c Online - Shoeburyness station". Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
4. Echo (10 January 2013). "Shoebury station re-opens after £700k revamp". Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
5. CULG - District Line

External links

• c2c Online - Shoeburyness station
• Southend Timeline

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

Media related to Shoeburyness railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Thorpe Bay		c2c London, Tilbury and Southend Line		Terminus
	Historical services
Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Southend Central towards Wimbledon, Richmond or Ealing Broadway		District line		Terminus