Southend East train station
You can reach 25 stations directly from Southend East on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Benfleet, with 349 trains a day.
Southend East is the nearest station for postcodes in SS1. Check your own postcode.
- 25 direct destinations
- 440th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 207 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Southend East
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benfleet | 349 | 235 | 282 |
| Barking | 309 | 235 | 282 |
| Chalkwell | 355 | 235 | 282 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 353 | 235 | 282 |
| Southend Central | 355 | 235 | 282 |
| Shoeburyness | 341 | 235 | 282 |
| Thorpe Bay | 357 | 235 | 282 |
| Westcliff | 355 | 235 | 282 |
| Upminster | 337 | 225 | 282 |
| Pitsea | 233 | 175 | 282 |
| London Fenchurch Street | 354 | 152 | 225 |
| Limehouse | 324 | 152 | 225 |
| West Ham | 351 | 152 | 225 |
| Basildon | 317 | 151 | 214 |
| Laindon | 314 | 151 | 214 |
| West Horndon | 177 | 91 | 155 |
| East Tilbury | 30 | 84 | 68 |
| Grays | 30 | 84 | 68 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 30 | 84 | 68 |
| Tilbury Town | 30 | 84 | 68 |
| London Liverpool Street | 0 | 77 | 56 |
| Stratford | 0 | 75 | 56 |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside | 24 | 74 | 68 |
| Ockendon | 24 | 74 | 68 |
| Dagenham Dock | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Purfleet | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Rainham | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Freight through Southend East station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Southend East 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 East station is
1,272,114 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 440th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Southend East and London Fenchurch Street than any other pair: 341,564 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 Central 0.9 miles
- Southend Victoria 0.9 miles
- Prittlewell 1.2 miles
- Thorpe Bay 1.3 miles
- Westcliff 1.7 miles
Facilities at Southend East station
Southend East is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 05:15 to 18:00 · Saturday: 06:30 to 15:30 · Sunday: 08:00 to 15:15
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Southend East station
- Station Car Park 207 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 17 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 22 July 2026.
Getting to Southend East station
Southend East station is in Southend-on-Sea, East of England, and is run by c2c.
The nearest motorway junction is M2 J5 (Stockbury), 14.7 miles south.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Ilfracombe Avenue.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Southend East 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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