Shoeburyness railway station is the eastern terminus of the

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FSS), serving the suburb of

Shoeburyness Shoeburyness (; also called Shoebury) is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. east of the city centre. It was an urban district of Essex from 1894 to 1933, when it ...

, Essex. It is down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via ; the preceding station is . Its three-letter station code is SRY. The line and station were opened in 1884 when the

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expanded east from Southend. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by

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Description

Shoeburyness is arranged in a through-station layout despite being a terminus. It was opened on 1 February 1884 by the

. As a result of this layout, the station has step-free access from the town's high street to all of its platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 have an operational length for thirteen-coach trains and Platform 3 an operational length for nine-coach trains. A connection exists to the

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site nearby at

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, to the east over a

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on the high street, and extensive carriage sidings exist to the west comprising 31 sidings. The ticket office is equipped with the

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ticket issuing system. The station has sheltered bicycle storage, a taxicab rank, and a car park. The station was renovated in January 2013 to improve customer safety, security and facilities for the c2c customers. When

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operated a seasonal non-stop excursion train service between 1910 and 1939 through to the Southend area, Shoeburyness was the terminus.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is: * 2 tph (trains per hour) to London Fenchurch Street, of which: **2 tph call at all stations via ; On weekends there are some services that run to/from

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via Stratford and some that run via

Tilbury Town railway station Tilbury Town railway station is on a loop line of the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Tilbury, Essex. It is down the line from London Fenchurch Street via and it is situated between and . Its three-letter station cod ...

. All services are operated by c2c who use

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trains.

References

External links

c2c Online - Shoeburyness stationSouthend Timeline
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