Southend Central railway station

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Southend Central
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General information
Location Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea
England
Grid reference TQ881855
Managed by c2c
Platforms4
Other information
Station codeSOC
Classification DfT category C1
History
Opened1856
Passengers
2018/19Increase2.svg 3.446 million
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
c2c
Historical services
Preceding station Underground no-text.svg London Underground Following station
Leigh-on-Sea District line Shoeburyness
Terminus

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References

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  2. 25" to the mile Ordnance Survey map of Southend, 1922.
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  4. c2c. "c2c Online - Southend Central station" . Retrieved 19 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. c2c (20 June 2007). "c2c Online - A smarter station for the people of Southend". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. CULG - District Line
  7. Route training manual: London, Tilbury & Southend Lines, British Rail Eastern Region (November 1969). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003)

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