Southend Central railway station

You can reach 27 stations directly from Southend Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Chalkwell, with 316 trains a day.

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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
Chalkwell	316	285	142
Westcliff	315	285	142
Benfleet	312	285	142
Leigh-on-Sea	312	285	142
Barking	290	284	140
London Fenchurch Street	273	217	82
Upminster	273	281	142
West Ham	271	217	82
Pitsea	252	225	142
Southend East	248	283	142
Thorpe Bay	248	283	142
Shoeburyness	234	283	142
Basildon	204	172	74
Laindon	203	172	74
Limehouse	177	157	82
West Horndon	133	112	74
Grays	109	113	68
Stanford-le-Hope	107	113	68
East Tilbury	105	113	68
Tilbury Town	105	113	68
Chafford Hundred Lakeside	76	109	68
Ockendon	76	109	68
Dagenham Dock	31	4	0
Purfleet	31	4	0
Rainham	31	4	0
London Liverpool Street	24	63	56
Stratford	23	63	56

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How busy Southend Central 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Southend Central loses 2 including London Liverpool Street, Stratford.

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

More about this station on Wikipedia.