Southend Central train station
You can reach 25 stations directly from Southend Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Benfleet, with 454 trains a day.
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- 25 direct destinations
- 265th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 138 parking spaces
- 12 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Southend Central
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 |
| Chalkwell | 462 | 248 | 282 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 458 | 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 Southend Central station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Southend Central 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 Southend Central station is
2,242,080 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 265th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 1,934 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Southend Central and London Fenchurch Street than any other pair: 300,646 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
- Southend Victoria 0.4 miles
- Southend East 0.9 miles
- Westcliff 0.9 miles
- Prittlewell 0.9 miles
- Chalkwell 1.8 miles
Facilities at Southend Central station
Southend Central is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:45 to 18:45 · Saturday: 06:30 to 21:00 · Sunday: 07:30 to 19:00
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Southend Central station
- Station Car Park 138 spaces, 2 accessible
£7.60 a day
Cycle parking: 17 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 1 June 2026.
Getting to Southend Central station
Southend Central station is in Southend-on-Sea, East of England, and is run by c2c.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J5 (Stockbury), 14.4 miles south.
12 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Southend Central Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Southend Central 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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