List of railway stations in Essex

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

Contents

Rail operators

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

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]

StationYear
opened		Local
authority [a] 		Served byStation users
2004–05 [1] 		Station users
2005–06 [1]
Alresford 1866 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 49,40045,100
Althorne 1889 [3] Maldon Greater Anglia 43,20039,600
Audley End 1845 [4] Uttlesford Greater Anglia
CrossCountry 		751,300721,100
Basildon 1974 [4] Basildon c2c 2,117,3002,160,300
Battlesbridge 1889 [5] Chelmsford Greater Anglia 8,5007,100
Benfleet 1855 [4] Castle Point c2c 2,447,6002,448,900
Billericay 1889 [6] Basildon Greater Anglia 2,698,5002,767,000
Braintree 1848 [7] [b] Braintree Greater Anglia 760,700779,100
Braintree Freeport 1999 [8] Braintree Greater Anglia 24,40022,200
Brentwood 1840 [9] Brentwood Greater Anglia
Elizabeth line 		2,475,3002,535,100
Bures 1849 [10] Braintree Greater Anglia 48,00048,500
Burnham-on-Crouch 1889 [3] Maldon Greater Anglia 280,700263,800
Chafford Hundred 1995 [11] Thurrock c2c 1,651,4001,736,400
Chalkwell 1933 [11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 1,083,5001,146,000
Chappel & Wakes Colne 1849 [12] Braintree Greater Anglia 25,50026,300
Chelmsford 1843 [4] Chelmsford Greater Anglia 6,698,2006,801,200
Clacton-on-Sea 1882 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 699,300664,800
Colchester 1843 [13] Colchester Greater Anglia 4,305,3004,287,600
Colchester Town 1866 [14] Colchester Greater Anglia 163,500161,200
Cressing Braintree Greater Anglia 49,30040,100
Dovercourt 1854 [4] Tendring Greater Anglia 124,600128,800
East Tilbury 1936 [11] Thurrock c2c 299,000299,800
Elsenham 1845 [15] Uttlesford Greater Anglia 98,80084,200
Frinton-on-Sea 1867 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 183,600175,800
Grays 1854 [11] Thurrock c2c 2,373,7002,380,900
Great Bentley 1866 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 74,20067,600
Great Chesterford 1845 [16] Uttlesford Greater Anglia 86,80086,100
Harlow Mill 1841 [17] Harlow Greater Anglia 116,000105,400
Harlow Town 1841 [18] Harlow Greater Anglia 1,666,8001,627,200
Harwich International 1883 [19] Tendring Greater Anglia 91,90099,500
Harwich Town 1854 [20] Tendring Greater Anglia 94,40091,300
Hatfield Peverel 1843 [21] Braintree Greater Anglia 418,100412,500
Hythe 1866 [22] Colchester Greater Anglia 45,20052,700
Ingatestone 1843 [23] Brentwood Greater Anglia 606,000628,200
Kelvedon 1843 [24] Braintree Greater Anglia 775,000759,700
Kirby Cross 1866 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 45,40037,500
Laindon 1888 [11] Basildon c2c 1,455,7001,458,500
Leigh-on-Sea 1856 [11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 1,527,1001,597,300
Manningtree 1846 [25] Tendring Greater Anglia 719,800707,800
Marks Tey 1843 [24] Colchester Greater Anglia 384,300400,200
Mistley 1854 [19] Tendring Greater Anglia 31,80040,000
Newport 1845 [26] Uttlesford Greater Anglia 228,800216,000
North Fambridge 1889 [3] Maldon Greater Anglia 98,80084,200
Ockendon 1892 [11] Thurrock c2c 480,800492,900
Pitsea 1855 [11] Basildon c2c 870,100911,600
Prittlewell 1889 [27] Southend-on-Sea Greater Anglia 109,40095,300
Purfleet 1854 [11] Thurrock c2c 273,300308,600
Rayleigh 1889 [28] Rochford Greater Anglia 1,903,4001,649,500
Rochford 1889 [4] Rochford Greater Anglia 461,400513,100
Roydon 1844 [29] Epping Forest Greater Anglia 91,90090,100
Shenfield 1886 [4] Brentwood Greater Anglia
Elizabeth line 		2,861,3002,907,900
Shoeburyness 1884 [30] Southend-on-Sea c2c 506,100530,700
South Woodham Ferrers 1889 [3] Chelmsford Greater Anglia 613,500576,000
Southend Central 1856 [11] [b] Southend-on-Sea c2c 2,791,1003,018,100
Southend East 1932 [11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 769,300797,500
Southend Victoria 1889 [4] Southend-on-Sea Greater Anglia 1,369,2001,719,400
Southminster 1889 [3] Maldon Greater Anglia 136,100135,000
Stanford-le-Hope 1854 [11] Thurrock c2c 816,200802,900
Stansted Airport 1991 [31] Uttlesford Greater Anglia
CrossCountry 		3,822,1003,799,500
Stansted Mountfitchet 1845 [32] Uttlesford Greater Anglia 352,300358,100
Thorpe Bay 1910 [11] Southend-on-Sea c2c 702,300698,100
Thorpe-le-Soken 1866 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 135,000132,800
Tilbury Town 1885 [11] Thurrock c2c 663,800712,200
Walton-on-the-Naze 1867 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 112,300105,200
Weeley 1866 [2] Tendring Greater Anglia 18,00014,600
West Horndon 1886 [11] Brentwood c2c 317,100337,600
Westcliff 1895 [4] Southend-on-Sea c2c 872,600913,400
White Notley Braintree Greater Anglia 16,40019,600
Wickford 1889 [33] Basildon Greater Anglia 2,013,9001,940,300
Witham 1843 [34] Braintree Greater Anglia 2,261,2002,307,300
Wivenhoe 1863 [22] Colchester Greater Anglia 318,500321,000
Wrabness 1854 [20] Tendring Greater Anglia 18,50021,200

See also

Footnotes

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) Essex Ceremonial Numbered.png
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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