East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line of the
London, Tilbury and Southend line
The London, Tilbury and Southend line, also known as Essex Thameside, is a commuter railway line on the British railway system. It connects Fenchurch Street station, in central London, with destinations in east London and Essex, including , , , ...
, serving the village of
East Tilbury
East Tilbury is a village and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock borough, Essex, England, and one of the traditional Church of England parishes in Thurrock. In 1931 the parish had a population of 353.
History
In Saxon ti ...
, Essex. It is down the line from
London Fenchurch Street via and it is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is ETL.
It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a
halt station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
intended to serve workers at the nearby
Bata Shoe Company
The Bata Corporation (known as Bata, and in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, known as Baťa) is a multinational footwear, apparel and fashion accessories manufacturer and retailer of Moravian (Czech) origin, headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerl ...
, which paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in rush hour. The halt was upgraded to full station status in January 1949. Increasing patronage at East Tilbury led to the closure in 1967 of
Low Street, a minor station close by.
East Tilbury is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at and at the country end at . The station and all trains serving it are operated by
.
It is located close to
Coalhouse Fort
Coalhouse Fort is an artillery fort in the eastern English county of Essex. It was built in the 1860s to guard the lower Thames from seaborne attack. It stands at Coalhouse Point on the north bank of the river, at a location near East Tilbury ...
, an artillery fort dating from the 1860s.
Services
The typical off-peak service consists of:
*2 trains per hour (tph) to
London Fenchurch Street via ;
*2 tph to
Southend Central.
External links
Transport in Thurrock
Railway stations in Essex
DfT Category E stations
Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1936
Railway stations served by c2c
1936 establishments in England
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