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This is a list of railway stations in Essex , a county in the East of England . It includes all railway stations that are part of the National Rail network, and which currently have timetabled train services. The Central line of the London Underground and Heritage railway stations within Essex are not listed.
The main operator in the county is Greater Anglia , operated by Abellio and Mitsui . They operate services from Liverpool Street in London to all parts of the county, including commuter services within Essex, and longer distance services to Norwich and Peterborough . Greater Anglia also operate the Stansted Express service from London to Stansted Airport . The other major operators in Essex are c2c , a subsidiary of Trenitalia , who operate services from London's Fenchurch Street to Southend-on-Sea, and the Elizabeth line , operated by MTR Corporation for Transport for London , who operate services from Reading via central London to Shenfield . The Arriva subsidiary CrossCountry operate long-distance services from the West Midlands to Stansted Airport . CrossCountry also serve Audley End .
The following table lists the name of each station, along with (where known) the year it first opened and the local authority in whose area the station lies. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station, and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation , a Government body . The figures are based on ticket sales, and are given to the nearest 100.[ 1]
Station
Year opened
Local authority[a]
Served by
Station users 2004–05[ 1]
Station users 2005–06[ 1]
Alresford
1866[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
49,400
45,100
Althorne
1889[ 3]
Maldon
Greater Anglia
43,200
39,600
Audley End
1845[ 4]
Uttlesford
Greater Anglia CrossCountry
751,300
721,100
Basildon
1974[ 4]
Basildon
c2c
2,117,300
2,160,300
Battlesbridge
1889[ 5]
Chelmsford
Greater Anglia
8,500
7,100
Benfleet
1855[ 4]
Castle Point
c2c
2,447,600
2,448,900
Billericay
1889[ 6]
Basildon
Greater Anglia
2,698,500
2,767,000
Braintree
1848[ 7] [b]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
760,700
779,100
Braintree Freeport
1999[ 8]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
24,400
22,200
Brentwood
1840[ 9]
Brentwood
Greater Anglia Elizabeth line
2,475,300
2,535,100
Bures
1849[ 10]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
48,000
48,500
Burnham-on-Crouch
1889[ 3]
Maldon
Greater Anglia
280,700
263,800
Chafford Hundred
1995[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
1,651,400
1,736,400
Chalkwell
1933[ 11]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
1,083,500
1,146,000
Chappel & Wakes Colne
1849[ 12]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
25,500
26,300
Chelmsford
1843[ 4]
Chelmsford
Greater Anglia
6,698,200
6,801,200
Clacton-on-Sea
1882[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
699,300
664,800
Colchester
1843[ 13]
Colchester
Greater Anglia
4,305,300
4,287,600
Colchester Town
1866[ 14]
Colchester
Greater Anglia
163,500
161,200
Cressing
Braintree
Greater Anglia
49,300
40,100
Dovercourt
1854[ 4]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
124,600
128,800
East Tilbury
1936[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
299,000
299,800
Elsenham
1845[ 15]
Uttlesford
Greater Anglia
98,800
84,200
Frinton-on-Sea
1867[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
183,600
175,800
Grays
1854[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
2,373,700
2,380,900
Great Bentley
1866[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
74,200
67,600
Great Chesterford
1845[ 16]
Uttlesford
Greater Anglia
86,800
86,100
Harlow Mill
1841[ 17]
Harlow
Greater Anglia
116,000
105,400
Harlow Town
1841[ 18]
Harlow
Greater Anglia
1,666,800
1,627,200
Harwich International
1883[ 19]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
91,900
99,500
Harwich Town
1854[ 20]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
94,400
91,300
Hatfield Peverel
1843[ 21]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
418,100
412,500
Hythe
1866[ 22]
Colchester
Greater Anglia
45,200
52,700
Ingatestone
1843[ 23]
Brentwood
Greater Anglia
606,000
628,200
Kelvedon
1843[ 24]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
775,000
759,700
Kirby Cross
1866[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
45,400
37,500
Laindon
1888[ 11]
Basildon
c2c
1,455,700
1,458,500
Leigh-on-Sea
1856[ 11]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
1,527,100
1,597,300
Manningtree
1846[ 25]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
719,800
707,800
Marks Tey
1843[ 24]
Colchester
Greater Anglia
384,300
400,200
Mistley
1854[ 19]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
31,800
40,000
Newport
1845[ 26]
Uttlesford
Greater Anglia
228,800
216,000
North Fambridge
1889[ 3]
Maldon
Greater Anglia
98,800
84,200
Ockendon
1892[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
480,800
492,900
Pitsea
1855[ 11]
Basildon
c2c
870,100
911,600
Prittlewell
1889[ 27]
Southend-on-Sea
Greater Anglia
109,400
95,300
Purfleet
1854[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
273,300
308,600
Rayleigh
1889[ 28]
Rochford
Greater Anglia
1,903,400
1,649,500
Rochford
1889[ 4]
Rochford
Greater Anglia
461,400
513,100
Roydon
1844[ 29]
Epping Forest
Greater Anglia
91,900
90,100
Shenfield
1886[ 4]
Brentwood
Greater Anglia Elizabeth line
2,861,300
2,907,900
Shoeburyness
1884[ 30]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
506,100
530,700
South Woodham Ferrers
1889[ 3]
Chelmsford
Greater Anglia
613,500
576,000
Southend Central
1856[ 11] [b]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
2,791,100
3,018,100
Southend East
1932[ 11]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
769,300
797,500
Southend Victoria
1889[ 4]
Southend-on-Sea
Greater Anglia
1,369,200
1,719,400
Southminster
1889[ 3]
Maldon
Greater Anglia
136,100
135,000
Stanford-le-Hope
1854[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
816,200
802,900
Stansted Airport
1991[ 31]
Uttlesford
Greater Anglia CrossCountry
3,822,100
3,799,500
Stansted Mountfitchet
1845[ 32]
Uttlesford
Greater Anglia
352,300
358,100
Thorpe Bay
1910[ 11]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
702,300
698,100
Thorpe-le-Soken
1866[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
135,000
132,800
Tilbury Town
1885[ 11]
Thurrock
c2c
663,800
712,200
Walton-on-the-Naze
1867[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
112,300
105,200
Weeley
1866[ 2]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
18,000
14,600
West Horndon
1886[ 11]
Brentwood
c2c
317,100
337,600
Westcliff
1895[ 4]
Southend-on-Sea
c2c
872,600
913,400
White Notley
Braintree
Greater Anglia
16,400
19,600
Wickford
1889[ 33]
Basildon
Greater Anglia
2,013,900
1,940,300
Witham
1843[ 34]
Braintree
Greater Anglia
2,261,200
2,307,300
Wivenhoe
1863[ 22]
Colchester
Greater Anglia
318,500
321,000
Wrabness
1854[ 20]
Tendring
Greater Anglia
18,500
21,200
a Numbered map of the districts and unitary authorities of Essex. 1: Harlow 2: Epping Forest 3: Brentwood 4: Basildon 5: Castle Point 6: Rochford 7: Maldon 8: Chelmsford 9: Uttlesford 10: Braintree 11: Colchester 12: Tendring 13: Thurrock (Unitary) 14: Southend-on-Sea (Unitary)
b Braintree moved in 1869 to accommodate through running of trains to Bishops Stortford . The site of the original station became a goods yard.[ 35]
c Southend Central was rebuilt in 1889, and enlarged in 1899.[ 4]
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