Chalkwell train station
You can reach 25 stations directly from Chalkwell on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Benfleet, with 454 trains a day.
Direct trains from Chalkwell
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfleet | 454 | 248 | 282 |
| Barking | 412 | 248 | 282 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 458 | 248 | 282 |
| Southend Central | 462 | 248 | 282 |
| Westcliff | 462 | 248 | 282 |
| Southend East | 355 | 235 | 282 |
| Shoeburyness | 339 | 235 | 282 |
| Thorpe Bay | 355 | 235 | 282 |
| Upminster | 435 | 231 | 282 |
| Pitsea | 335 | 188 | 282 |
| London Fenchurch Street | 452 | 157 | 225 |
| Limehouse | 422 | 157 | 225 |
| West Ham | 449 | 157 | 225 |
| Basildon | 329 | 153 | 214 |
| Laindon | 326 | 153 | 214 |
| East Tilbury | 123 | 95 | 68 |
| Grays | 123 | 95 | 68 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 123 | 95 | 68 |
| Tilbury Town | 123 | 95 | 68 |
| West Horndon | 186 | 93 | 155 |
| London Liverpool Street | 0 | 85 | 56 |
| Stratford | 0 | 83 | 56 |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside | 109 | 78 | 68 |
| Ockendon | 109 | 78 | 68 |
| Dagenham Dock | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| Purfleet | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| Rainham | 14 | 17 | 0 |
Freight through Chalkwell station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Chalkwell station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Chalkwell station is
1,286,264 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 436th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Chalkwell and London Fenchurch Street than any other pair: 536,790 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Westcliff 0.9 miles
- Leigh-on-Sea 1.3 miles
- Southend Central 1.8 miles
- Southend Victoria 1.8 miles
- Prittlewell 1.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Chalkwell, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Allhallows-on-Sea · 4.6 miles
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Facilities at Chalkwell station
Chalkwell is staffed part time, with step-free access to no part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:15 to 19:45 · Saturday: 06:45 to 16:15 · Sunday: 07:45 to 15:30
Toilets · WiFi
Cycle parking: 50 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 22 May 2026.
Getting to Chalkwell station
Chalkwell station is in Southend-on-Sea, East of England, and is run by c2c.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J2 (Merrals Shaw), 13.6 miles south-west.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Chalkwell Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Chalkwell station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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