Southend Central railway 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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Direct trains from Southend Central

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Benfleet454371143
Barking414371143
Chalkwell462371143
Leigh-on-Sea458371143
Westcliff462371143
Southend East364369143
Shoeburyness347369143
Thorpe Bay364369143
Upminster418367143
Basildon31828275
Laindon31528275
Pitsea337251143
London Fenchurch Street46024586
Limehouse43024586
West Ham45724586
West Horndon17716275
London Liverpool Street012456
Stratford012456
East Tilbury1318968
Grays1348968
Stanford-le-Hope1268968
Tilbury Town1318968
Chafford Hundred Lakeside1038568
Ockendon1038568
Dagenham Dock2340
Purfleet2440
Rainham2440

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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.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.