General information | |
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Location | Tilbury, Thurrock England |
Grid reference | TQ636763 |
Managed by | c2c |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | TIL |
Classification | DfT category D |
Key dates | |
15 June 1885 | Opened as Tilbury Dock |
3 August 1934 [1] | Renamed Tilbury Town |
1992 | Tilbury Riverside closed |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 1.254 million |
2019/20 | 1.183 million |
Interchange | 37,275 |
2020/21 | 0.589 million |
Interchange | 13,744 |
2021/22 | 0.925 million |
Interchange | 32,171 |
2022/23 | 0.959 million |
Interchange | 0.111 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Tilbury Town railway station is on a loop line of the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the town of Tilbury,Essex. It is 21 miles 48 chains (34.8 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between Grays and East Tilbury. Its three-letter station code is TIL.
The station was opened on 15 June 1885 with the name Tilbury Dock by the London,Tilbury and Southend Railway. It was renamed Tilbury Town on 3 August 1934. It is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop,which joins the main line at the London end at Barking and at the country end at Pitsea. A bus link is provided for the Gravesend ferry,replacing the rail link to Tilbury Riverside which was closed in 1992.
Today,the station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c.
As of the December 2023 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is: [2]
The station plays two roles in the 2009 film Fish Tank –it appears in the film,and the star,Katie Jarvis,was recruited after a scout saw her arguing with her boyfriend at Tilbury Town station. [3] [4] [5]
The station and its environs in the Victorian era are also mentioned briefly in Robert Roberts' 1895 book Diary of a Voyage to Australia,New Zealand,and Other Lands,written a mere 10 years after the station opened.
The station appears in the 2016 film,Grimsby where it was temporarily rebranded from "Tilbury Town" to "Grimsby Town" to match the setting where the main characters grew up. [6]
Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Limehouse,London,England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street,and by light metro services provided by the DLR to and from Tower Gateway or Bank. On the main line,Limehouse is located 1 mile 58 chains (2.8 km) from Fenchurch Street and the following station is West Ham;on the DLR it is between Shadwell and Westferry in Travelcard Zone 2.
Barking is an interchange station serving the town of Barking,east London. It is served by London Underground,London Overground and National Rail main line services. It is located on Station Parade,in the town centre.
Upminster is an interchange station serving the town of Upminster in the London Borough of Havering,Greater London. It is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line (LTSR),15 miles 20 chains (24.5 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street;it is the eastern terminus of the District line on the London Underground;and it is the eastern terminus of the Romford to Upminster Line on the London Overground network. Upminster is the easternmost station on the London Underground network as well as the easternmost National Rail station in London.
Dagenham Dock is a National Rail station in the Dagenham Dock neighbourhood of Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham,east London. The station is on the Tilbury loop of the London,Tilbury and Southend line,located 10 miles 45 chains (17.0 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street between Barking to the west and Rainham to the east. The station was opened in 1908 by the London,Tilbury and Southend Railway. The station serves a primarily industrial area adjacent to the River Thames,including the Ford Dagenham site,that is now going through redevelopment as a commercial and residential district. Its three-letter station code is DDK and it is in London fare zone 5. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c. It is an interchange with the East London Transit bus service.
Purfleet railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line serving the town of Purfleet,Essex. It is 16 miles 2 chains (25.8 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street and it is situated between Rainham to the west and Grays to the east. Its three-letter station code is PFL.
Grays railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line serving the town of Grays,Essex. It is 19 miles 70 chains (32.0 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and is located at the junction where a branch line from Upminster via Ockendon re-joins the route from Rainham. Its three-letter station code is GRY.
Chafford Hundred railway station,also known as Chafford Hundred Lakeside station,is located on a single-track branch line of the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the area of Chafford Hundred as well as Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. It is 20 miles 77 chains (33.7 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Upminster;it is situated between Ockendon and Grays. Its three-letter station code is CFH.
Ockendon railway station is located on a passing loop on a single-track branch of the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the town of South Ockendon,Essex. It is 18 miles 44 chains (29.9 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Upminster;the following station on the branch is Chafford Hundred. Its three-letter station code is OCK.
Shoeburyness railway station is the eastern terminus of the London,Tilbury and Southend Line,serving the suburb of Shoeburyness,Essex. It is 39 miles 40 chains (63.57 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon;the preceding station is Thorpe Bay. Its three-letter station code is SRY.
Southend Central railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line and is one of two primary stations serving the city of Southend-on-Sea,Essex. The city's other main station is called Southend Victoria which is the terminus of a branch line off the Great Eastern Main Line. Southend Central is 35 miles 55 chains (57.43 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Westcliff and Southend East stations. Its three-letter station code is SOC.
Pitsea railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the small town of Pitsea in the borough of Basildon,Essex. It is situated at a junction where a loop via Grays re-joins the main line via Basildon. Down the main line it is 26 miles 42 chains (42.7 km) from London Fenchurch Street;via the loop it is 32 miles 37 chains (52.2 km) from Fenchurch Street. Its three-letter station code is PSE.
Westcliff railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the locality of Westcliff-on-Sea in Southend-on-Sea,Essex. It is 34 miles 66 chains (56.0 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Chalkwell to the west and Southend Central to the east. Its three-letter station code is WCF.
Thorpe Bay railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the Thorpe Bay area to the east of Southend-on-Sea,Essex. It is 37 miles 73 chains (61.0 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and is situated between Southend East and Shoeburyness. Its three-letter station code is TPB.
Benfleet railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the towns of South Benfleet and Canvey Island,Essex. It is 29 miles 11 chains (46.9 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Pitsea to the west and Leigh-on-Sea to the east. Its three-letter station code is BEF.
Leigh-on-Sea railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the town of Leigh-on-Sea,Essex. It is 32 miles 43 chains (52.4 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Benfleet to the west and Chalkwell to the east. Its three-letter station code is LES.
Chalkwell railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the locality of Chalkwell in Southend-on-Sea,Essex. It is 33 miles 69 chains (54.5 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Leigh-on-Sea to the west and Westcliff to the east. Its three-letter station code is CHW.
Stanford-le-Hope railway station is on a loop line of the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the town of Stanford-le-Hope,Essex. It is 27 miles 13 chains (43.7 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between East Tilbury and Pitsea. Its three-letter station code is SFO.
East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line of the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the village of East Tilbury,Essex. It is 25 miles 7 chains (40.4 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between Tilbury Town and Stanford-le-Hope. Its three-letter station code is ETL.
Southend East railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the Southchurch area to the east of Southend-on-Sea,Essex. It is 36 miles 49 chains (58.9 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Southend Central to the west and Thorpe Bay to the east. Its three-letter station code is SOE.
Rainham railway station is on the London,Tilbury and Southend line,serving the town of Rainham in the London Borough of Havering,east London. Historically in the county of Essex,in official literature the station is sometimes shown as Rainham (Essex) in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in Kent.
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Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Grays | c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line Tilbury Loop | East Tilbury | ||
Disused railways | ||||
Grays | Network SouthEast London, Tilbury and Southend line | Tilbury Riverside |