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The [[Whitechapel and Bow Railway]], opened in 1902, permitted through trains to operate from the [[District Railway]] on to the LTSR. This was initially used for inner suburban District Railway trains that did not go beyond Upminster.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Horne |first1=Mike A. C. |title=London’s District Railway: A History of the Metropolitan District Railway Company. Twentieth Century. Volume two |date=2019 |publisher=Capital Transport Publishing |isbn=978-1-85414-430-0 |language=en}}</ref> In 1909 and 1910 trial joint through services were run from [[Ealing Broadway tube station|Ealing Broadway]] to Southend, changing from electric District to steam LTSR locomotives en route. This became a regular timetable in 1911, with a limited number of those daily trains extended to Shoeburyness. The service ended on 11 September 1939.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kay |first1=Peter |title=The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway: A History of the Company and Line. 1912-1939, the Midland and LMS years. vol. 3 |date=2010 |publisher=Peter Kay |location=Wivenhoe |isbn=978-1-899890-43-9 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Private operation of the London, Tilbury and Southend line by [[c2c (1996–2025)|Trenitalia c2c]] ceased on 20 July 2025, with the new publicly owned operator [[c2c]] taking over.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Lewis |title=Trains return to public ownership in south Essex |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd48kz792o |website=BBC NEWS |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 July 2025 |url-status=live | archive-date=28 July 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728084129/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd48kz792o }}</ref> |
Private operation of the London, Tilbury and Southend line by [[c2c (1996–2025)|Trenitalia c2c]] ceased on 20 July 2025, with the new publicly owned operator [[c2c]] taking over.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Lewis |title=Trains return to public ownership in south Essex |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd48kz792o |website=BBC NEWS |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 July 2025 |url-status=live | archive-date=28 July 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728084129/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd48kz792o }}</ref> |
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Railway station in Essex, England
Shoeburyness railway station is the eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury and Southend Line (Engineer’s Line Reference FSS),[1] serving the suburb 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.
The line and station were opened in 1884 when the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway expanded east from Southend. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
History
Early Years (1884-1922)
Shoeburyness was opened on 1 February 1884 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR).
London Midland & Scottish (1923-1947)
The nationalisation era (1948-1994)
The privatisation era (1994-2025)
Private operation of the London, Tilbury and Southend line by Trenitalia c2c ceased on 20 July 2025, with the new publicly owned operator c2c taking over.[2]
Design
Shoeburyness is arranged in a through-station layout despite being a terminus. 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.[3]
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.[3]
The ticket office is equipped with the Tribute ticket issuing system. The station has sheltered bicycle storage, a taxicab rank, and a car park.[4]
The station was renovated in January 2013 to improve customer safety, security and facilities for the c2c customers.[5]
Services
As of the June 2024 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:[6]
All services are operated by c2c, which operates Class 357 Electrostar and Class 720 Aventra electric multiple units on the route.
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