Southend Airport railway station
Southend Airport  | |
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The station in 2012 | |
| Location | |
| Place | London Southend Airport |
| Local authority | Rochford |
| Coordinates | 51°34′07″N 0°42′19″E / 51.5687°N 0.7052°ECoordinates: 51°34′07″N 0°42′19″E / 51.5687°N 0.7052°E |
| Grid reference | TQ875890 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SIA |
| Managed by | Stobart Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 | 56,834 (station opened during year) |
| 2012/13 |
 340,814 |
| 2013/14 |
408,430 |
| 2014/15 |
520,734 |
| History | |
| Original company | Network Rail |
| 18 July 2011 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southend Airport from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Southend Airport railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving London Southend Airport, the village of Sutton and northern parts of Southend-on-Sea. It is 39 miles 44 chains (63.6 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Rochford and Prittlewell. The station is managed by Stobart Rail (Stobart Aviation runs the airport) but the trains are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.[1] Its three-letter station code is SIA.
The station was opened by the Transport Minister Theresa Villiers in 2011; it was designed by Atkins and constructed by Birse Rail.[2] A new terminal building adjoining the station opened in 2012. Passengers requiring the airport previously had to alight at Rochford and then take road transport.[3][4]
Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:
- 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street, calling at all stations to Shenfield then Stratford and Liverpool Street.
- 1 tph to London Liverpool Street, calling at all stations to Shenfield then Romford, Stratford and Liverpool Street.
- 3 tph to Southend Victoria, calling at Prittlewell and Southend Victoria.
The typical Sunday off-peak service is:
- 2 tph to London Liverpool Street, calling at all stations to Romford then Stratford and Liverpool Street.
- 2 tph to Southend Victoria non-stop.
References
- ↑ "Airport rail station to open next week". Echo Newspapers.
Stobart, not National Express, will employ the staff who man the station and meet passengers getting off the train
- ↑ "Birse Rail joins forces with Stobart Rail to construct new railway station at Southend Airport". BalfourBeattyRail. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
Birse Rail is working with Stobart Rail, part of Stobart Group, to oversee the design and construction management of a new railway station at London Southend Airport.
- ↑ "New London Southend Airport Railway Station OfficiallyOpens" (PDF). London Southend Airport. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ↑ "London Southend Airport opens station and control tower". BBC News. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
External links
Media related to Southend Airport railway station at Wikimedia Commons
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Rochford | Abellio Greater Anglia Shenfield to Southend Line |
Prittlewell | ||