List of railway stations in Essex

Map showing the location of Essex within England Alresford Battlesbridge Chelmsford Colchester Great Bentley Newport Rayleigh Southend Victoria Stansted Airport Tilbury Town Wivenhoe

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.

## Rail operators

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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.

## Stations

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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]

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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

## See also

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* List of London Underground stations
* Closed London Underground stations
* List of railway stations in Kent

## Footnotes

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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]

## References

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## External links

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* National Rail Enquiries