Tilbury Riverside railway station

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Tilbury Riverside railway station is a closed railway station which used to be located in the town of Tilbury in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in the East of England, south of a triangular junction on the railway between Tilbury Town and East Tilbury.

It was opened on 13th April 1854 as part of the London Tilbury & Southend Railway, providing an interchange with Tilbury Docks to take advantage of the increasing steamboat traffic in this area of the river Thames. The station was opened as Tilbury Fort but the suffix 'Fort' was dropped a few years after it was opened. The suffix 'Riverside' to the name of the station was not adopted until 1936.

On their journey to Southend and Shoeburyness, most trains from Tilbury Town would reverse at this station and continue to East Tilbury.

On November 29th 1992 the station was closed. Many years prior to closure the station had a limited service because the nearby Dartford Crossing and increased car ownership caused a decline in its importance as a passenger ferry terminal.

The Station can now be reached by a shuttle Bus Service from Tilbury Town railway station.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
East Tilbury		c2c no longer operates		Terminus
Tilbury Town		c2c replaced by bus service