Westcliff railway station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ867854 | ||||
| Managed by | c2c | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WCF | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1895 | Opened as Westcliff-on-Sea | ||||
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Westcliff | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  1.257 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 1.193 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.408 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.802 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.921 million | ||||
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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.
It was opened in 1895 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway.[1] The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
Description
[edit]The main ticket office is located on the London-bound side of the station, leading to platform 1. It has two serving positions and uses the Tribute ticket issuing system. Outside the main ticket office is a self-service ticket machine. A second, smaller ticket office is on the country-bound platform 2, but is not currently in use.
Facilities at the station include a bicycle rack, a taxicab stand, and a car park with 50 spaces and three disabled spaces.[2] It was extensively improved between 2004 and 2006 in a £500,000 refurbishment project by a partnership between c2c and Southend Borough Council in order to attract more people to travel by rail.[3]
Services
[edit]As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:[4]
- 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
- 2 tph westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Tilbury Town and Ockendon
- 6 tph eastbound to Southend Central, of which 4 tph continue to Shoeburyness
References
[edit]- ^ James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Essex. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 712.
- ^ c2c. "c2c Online - Westcliff station". Retrieved 19 July 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ c2c (24 May 2006). "c2c Online - Environmental work complete at Westcliff station". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "c2c Train Times" (PDF). c2c. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Westcliff railway station from National Rail
51°32′13″N 0°41′28″E / 51.537°N 0.691°E
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Chalkwell | c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line |
Southend Central | ||