Southend East railway station

You can reach 27 stations directly from Southend East on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Thorpe Bay, with 249 trains a day.

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Southend East is the nearest station for postcodes in SS1. Check your own postcode.

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
Thorpe Bay	249	283	142
Chalkwell	248	283	142
Southend Central	248	283	142
Westcliff	248	283	142
Benfleet	245	283	142
Leigh-on-Sea	245	283	142
Shoeburyness	234	283	142
Barking	224	282	140
Upminster	212	279	142
London Fenchurch Street	210	215	82
West Ham	208	215	82
Basildon	198	172	74
Laindon	197	172	74
Pitsea	186	223	142
Limehouse	132	156	82
West Horndon	128	112	74
Grays	46	111	68
East Tilbury	45	111	68
Stanford-le-Hope	45	111	68
Tilbury Town	45	111	68
London Liverpool Street	23	63	56
Stratford	23	63	56
Chafford Hundred Lakeside	22	107	68
Dagenham Dock	22	4	0
Ockendon	22	107	68
Purfleet	22	4	0
Rainham	22	4	0

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How busy Southend East 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

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

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

More about this station on Wikipedia.