This is a list of railway stations in Essex, a county in the

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. It includes all railway stations that are part of the National Rail network, and which currently have timetabled train services. The Central line of the London Underground and

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stations within Essex are not listed.

Rail operators

The main

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in the county is

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, operated by

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and Mitsui. They operate services from Liverpool Street in London to all parts of the county, including commuter services within Essex, and longer distance services to Norwich and Peterborough. Greater Anglia also operate the Stansted Express service from London to Stansted Airport. The other major operators in Essex are c2c, a subsidiary of Trenitalia, who operate services from London's Fenchurch Street to Southend-on-Sea, and the Elizabeth line, operated by MTR Corporation for Transport for London, who operate services from Reading via central London to Shenfield. The Arriva subsidiary

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operate long-distance services from the West Midlands to Stansted Airport. CrossCountry also serve Audley End.

Stations

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

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s 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.

Footnotes

: moved in 1869 to accommodate through running of trains to

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. The site of the original station became a goods yard. : Southend Central was rebuilt in 1889, and enlarged in 1899.

References

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External links

National Rail Enquiries
Essex * Railway stations

Rail operators

Stations

See also

Footnotes

References

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