List of railway stations in Essex

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Map showing the location of Essex within England
Map showing the location of Essex within England

This is a list of railway stations within the county of Essex, a county in Eastern England which includes the towns of Chelmsford, Colchester and Southend-on-Sea. It includes all railway stations in Essex that are part of the National Rail network, and which currently have timetabled train services, however London Underground and heritage railway stations are not listed.

The main operator in the county is National Express East Anglia, a subsidiary of National Express. 'one' operate services from London Liverpool Street to all parts of the county, including commuter services within Essex, and longer distance services to Norwich and Peterborough. National Express East Anglia also operate the Stansted Express service from London to Stansted Airport. The other major operator in Essex is c2c, also a subsidiary of National Express, who operate services from London's Fenchurch Street to Southend-on-Sea. Finally, Arriva subsidiary CrossCountry operate long distance services from the West Midlands to Stansted Airport. CrossCountry also serve Audley End.

Contents

[edit] Stations

Alresford
Alresford
Battlesbridge
Battlesbridge
Chelmsford
Chelmsford
Colchester
Colchester
Great Bentley
Great Bentley
Newport
Newport
Rayleigh
Rayleigh
Southend Victoria
Southend Victoria
Stansted Airport
Stansted Airport
Tilbury Town
Tilbury Town
Wivenhoe
Wivenhoe

The following table lists the name of each station, along with (where known) the year it first opened and the local authority in whose area the station lies. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station, and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation, a Government body. The figures are based on ticket sales, and are given to the nearest 100.[1]

Station Year
opened		 Local
authority[a]		 Served by Station users
2004–05[1]		 Station users
2005–06[1]
Alresford 1866[2] Colchester National Express East Anglia 49,400 45,100
Althorne 1889[3] Maldon National Express East Anglia 43,200 39,600
Audley End 1845[4] Uttlesford CrossCountry
National Express East Anglia		 751,300 721.100
Basildon 1974[4] Basildon c2c 2,117,300 2,160,300
Battlesbridge 1889[5] Chelmsford National Express East Anglia 8,500 7,100
Benfleet 1855[4] Castle Point c2c 2,447,600 2,448,900
Billericay 1889[6] Basildon National Express East Anglia 2,698,500 2,767,000
Braintree 1848[7][b] Braintree National Express East Anglia 760,700 779,100
Braintree Freeport 1999[8] Braintree National Express East Anglia 24,400 22,200
Brentwood 1840[9] Brentwood National Express East Anglia 2,475,300 2,535,100
Bures 1849[10] Braintree National Express East Anglia 48,000 48,500
Burnham-on-Crouch 1889[3] Maldon National Express East Anglia 280,700 263,800
Chafford Hundred 1995[11] Thurrock c2c 1,651,400 1,736,400
Chalkwell 1933[11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 1,083,500 1,146,000
Chappel & Wakes Colne 1849[12] Braintree National Express East Anglia 25,500 26,300
Chelmsford 1843[4] Chelmsford National Express East Anglia 6,698,200 6,801,200
Clacton-on-Sea 1882[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 699,300 664,800
Colchester 1843[13] Colchester National Express East Anglia 4,305,300 4,287,600
Colchester Town 1866[14] Colchester National Express East Anglia 163,500 161,200
Cressing Braintree National Express East Anglia 49,300 40,100
Dovercourt 1854[4] Tendring National Express East Anglia 124,600 128,800
East Tilbury 1936[11] Thurrock c2c 299,000 299,800
Elsenham 1845[15] Uttlesford National Express East Anglia 98,800 84,200
Frinton-on-Sea 1867[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 183,600 175,800
Grays 1854[11] Thurrock c2c 2,373,700 2,380,900
Great Bentley 1866[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 74,200 67,600
Great Chesterford 1845[16] Uttlesford National Express East Anglia 86,800 86,100
Harlow Mill 1841[17] Harlow National Express East Anglia 116,000 105,400
Harlow Town 1841[18] Harlow National Express East Anglia 1,666,800 1,627,200
Harwich International 1883[19] Tendring National Express East Anglia 91,900 99,500
Harwich Town 1854[20] Tendring National Express East Anglia 94,400 91,300
Hatfield Peverel 1843[21] Braintree National Express East Anglia 418,100 412,500
Hythe 1866[22] Colchester National Express East Anglia 45,200 52,700
Ingatestone 1843[23] Brentwood National Express East Anglia 606,000 628,200
Kelvedon 1843[24] Braintree National Express East Anglia 775,000 759,700
Kirby Cross 1866[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 45,400 37,500
Laindon 1888[11] Basildon c2c 1,455,700 1,458,500
Leigh-on-Sea 1856[11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 1,527,100 1,597,300
Manningtree 1846[25] Tendring National Express East Anglia 719,800 707,800
Marks Tey 1843[24] Colchester National Express East Anglia 384,300 400,200
Mistley 1854[19] Tendring National Express East Anglia 31,800 40,000
Newport 1845[26] Uttlesford National Express East Anglia 228,800 216,000
North Fambridge 1889[3] Maldon National Express East Anglia 98,800 84,200
Ockendon 1892[11] Thurrock c2c 480,800 492,900
Pitsea 1855[11] Basildon c2c 870,100 911,600
Prittlewell 1889[27] Southend-on-Sea National Express East Anglia 109,400 95,300
Purfleet 1854[11] Thurrock c2c 273,300 308,600
Rayleigh 1889[28] Rochford National Express East Anglia 1,903,400 1,649,500
Rochford 1889[4] Rochford National Express East Anglia 461,400 513,100
Roydon 1844[29] Epping Forest National Express East Anglia 91,900 90,100
Shenfield 1886[4] Brentwood National Express East Anglia 2,861,300 2,907,900
Shoeburyness 1884[30] Southend-on-Sea c2c 506,100 530,700
South Woodham Ferrers 1889[3] Chelmsford National Express East Anglia 613,500 576,000
Southend Central 1856[11][b] Southend-on-Sea c2c 2,791,100 3,018,100
Southend East 1932[11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 769,300 797,500
Southend Victoria 1889[4] Southend-on-Sea National Express East Anglia 1,369,200 1,719,400
Southminster 1889[3] Maldon National Express East Anglia 136,100 135,000
Stanford-le-Hope 1854[11] Thurrock c2c 816,200 802,900
Stansted Airport 1991[31] Uttlesford CrossCountry
National Express East Anglia		 3,822,100 3,799,500
Stansted Mountfitchet 1845[32] Uttlesford National Express East Anglia 352,300 358,100
Thorpe Bay 1910[11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 702,300 698,100
Thorpe-le-Soken 1866[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 135,000 132,800
Tilbury Town 1885[11] Thurrock c2c 663,800 712,200
Walton-on-the-Naze 1867[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 112,300 105,200
Weeley 1866[2] Tendring National Express East Anglia 18,000 14,600
West Horndon 1886[11] Brentwood c2c 317,100 337,600
Westcliff 1895[4] Southend-on-Sea c2c 872,600 913,400
White Notley Braintree National Express East Anglia 16,400 19,600
Wickford 1889[33] Basildon National Express East Anglia 2,013,900 1,940,300
Witham 1843[34] Braintree National Express East Anglia 2,261,200 2,307,300
Wivenhoe 1863[22] Colchester National Express East Anglia 318,500 321,000
Wrabness 1854[20] Tendring National Express East Anglia 18,500 21,200

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[edit] Footnotes

a 
Numbered map of the districts and unitary authorities of Essex. 1: Harlow2: Epping Forest3: Brentwood4: Basildon5: Castle Point6: Rochford7: Maldon8: Chelmsford9: Uttlesford10: Braintree11: Colchester12: Tendring13: Thurrock (Unitary)14: Southend-on-Sea (Unitary)
Numbered map of the districts and unitary authorities of Essex.
1: Harlow
2: Epping Forest
3: Brentwood
4: Basildon
5: Castle Point
6: Rochford
7: Maldon
8: Chelmsford
9: Uttlesford
10: Braintree
11: Colchester
12: Tendring
13: Thurrock (Unitary)
14: Southend-on-Sea (Unitary)
b  Braintree moved in 1869 to accommodate through running of trains to Bishops Stortford. The site of the original station became a goods yard.[35]
c  Southend Central was rebuilt in 1889, and enlarged in 1899.[4]

[edit] References

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