West Ham train station
You can reach 25 stations directly from West Ham on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is London Fenchurch Street, with 706 trains a day.
West Ham is the nearest station for postcodes in E13. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from West Ham
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Fenchurch Street | 706 | 229 | 284 |
| Limehouse | 672 | 229 | 284 |
| Barking | 650 | 229 | 284 |
| Upminster | 501 | 156 | 225 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 462 | 157 | 225 |
| Benfleet | 457 | 157 | 225 |
| Chalkwell | 449 | 157 | 225 |
| Southend Central | 449 | 157 | 225 |
| Westcliff | 449 | 157 | 225 |
| Pitsea | 396 | 157 | 225 |
| Southend East | 351 | 152 | 225 |
| Thorpe Bay | 351 | 152 | 225 |
| Grays | 348 | 150 | 126 |
| Laindon | 340 | 79 | 158 |
| Basildon | 338 | 79 | 158 |
| Shoeburyness | 335 | 152 | 225 |
| West Horndon | 192 | 79 | 99 |
| Dagenham Dock | 184 | 73 | 59 |
| Purfleet | 184 | 73 | 59 |
| Rainham | 184 | 73 | 59 |
| East Tilbury | 180 | 78 | 67 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 180 | 78 | 67 |
| Tilbury Town | 180 | 78 | 67 |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside | 162 | 77 | 67 |
| Ockendon | 162 | 77 | 67 |
Lines serving West Ham
West Ham is on the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through West Ham station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside West Ham 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 West Ham station is
11,065,018 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 42nd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 5,599 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between West Ham and Barking than any other pair: 5,081,268 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
- Stratford 1.0 miles
- Maryland 1.2 miles
- Stratford International 1.3 miles
- Custom House 1.6 miles
- Hackney Wick 1.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of West Ham, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Abbey Road · 0.3 miles
- Star Lane · 0.5 miles
- Stratford High Street · 0.7 miles
- Pudding Mill Lane · 0.9 miles
- Canning Town · 1.0 miles
- Devons Road · 1.0 miles
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Facilities at West Ham station
West Ham is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
WiFi
From National Rail's station record, last updated 5 August 2025.
Getting to West Ham station
West Ham station is in Newham, London, and is run by London Underground.
The nearest motorway junction is M11 J4 (Charlie Brown's), 5.0 miles north.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being West Ham Station.
West Ham is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
West Ham 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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