Tilbury Town railway station
Tilbury Town  | |
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The eastbound platform and pedestrian bridge to the London-bound platform. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Tilbury |
| Local authority | Thurrock |
| Grid reference | TQ636763 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TIL |
| Managed by | c2c |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.664 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.712 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.760 million |
| 2007/08 |
 0.537 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.822 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.793 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.800 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.820 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.832 million |
| History | |
| 15 June 1885 | Opened (Tilbury Dock) |
| December 1934 | Renamed (Tilbury Town) |
| 1992 | Tilbury Riverside closes |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Tilbury Town from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Tilbury Town railway station is a railway station located in the town of Tilbury in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in the East of England.
It was opened on 15 June 1885 as part of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. The station was originally called Tilbury Dock, but was renamed to Tilbury Town in December 1934. Passenger train services are provided by c2c.
The station is on the railway linking Pitsea and Barking via Grays and Rainham known as the Tilbury Loop. A bus link is also provided here for the Gravesend Ferry, replacing the rail link to Tilbury Riverside which was closed in 1992.
Services
Typical off-peak service consists of:
- 2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch Street
- 2 trains per hour to Southend Central.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
East Tilbury | ||
| Ferry services | ||||
| Terminus | Gravesend - Tilbury Ferry | Gravesend via Bus Link | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Grays | Network SouthEast LTS |
Tilbury Riverside | ||
Connections
Local Bus Routes 22A, 27, 66, 77 serve the station.
In culture
Tilbury Town railway station plays two roles in the 2009 film Fish Tank – the station appears in the film, and the star, Katie Jarvis, was recruited after a scout saw her arguing with her boyfriend at Tilbury Town railway station.[1][2][3]
The station and it's environs in the Victorian era are also mentioned briefly in Robert Roberts 1895-6 book 'Diary of a Voyage to Australia, New Zealand, and Other Lands', written a mere ten years after the station opened.
References
- ↑ Higgins, Charlotte (14 May 2009). "How row set in train life-changing offer for Fish Tank star". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ↑ Hoyle, Ben (14 May 2009). "Station row led Katie Jarvis to stardom in British film Fish Tank". The Times. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (3 February 2010). "Fish Tank". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
External links
- Train times and station information for Tilbury Town railway station from National Rail