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 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.

Station Yearopened Localauthority Served by Station users2004–05 Station users2005–06 Alresford 1866 Tendring Greater Anglia49,40045,100 Althorne 1889 Maldon Greater Anglia43,20039,600 Audley End 1845 Uttlesford Greater AngliaCrossCountry751,300721,100 Basildon 1974 Basildon c2c2,117,3002,160,300 Battlesbridge 1889 Chelmsford Greater Anglia8,5007,100 Benfleet 1855 Castle Point c2c2,447,6002,448,900 Billericay 1889 Basildon Greater Anglia2,698,5002,767,000 1848 Braintree Greater Anglia760,700779,100 Braintree Freeport 1999 Braintree Greater Anglia24,40022,200 Brentwood 1840 Brentwood Elizabeth line2,475,3002,535,100 Bures 1849 Braintree Greater Anglia48,00048,500 Burnham-on-Crouch 1889 Maldon Greater Anglia280,700263,800 Chafford Hundred 1995 Thurrock c2c1,651,4001,736,400 Chalkwell 1933 Southend-on-Sea c2c1,083,5001,146,000 Chappel & Wakes Colne 1849 Braintree Greater Anglia25,50026,300 Chelmsford 1843 Chelmsford Greater Anglia6,698,2006,801,200 Clacton-on-Sea 1882 Tendring Greater Anglia699,300664,800 Colchester 1843 Colchester Greater Anglia4,305,3004,287,600 Colchester Town 1866 Colchester Greater Anglia163,500161,200 Cressing 1848 Braintree Greater Anglia49,30040,100 Dovercourt 1854 Tendring Greater Anglia124,600128,800 East Tilbury 1936 Thurrock c2c299,000299,800 Elsenham 1845 Uttlesford Greater Anglia98,80084,200 Frinton-on-Sea 1867 Tendring Greater Anglia183,600175,800 Grays 1854 Thurrock c2c2,373,7002,380,900 Great Bentley 1866 Tendring Greater Anglia74,20067,600 Great Chesterford 1845 Uttlesford Greater Anglia86,80086,100 Harlow Mill 1841 Harlow Greater Anglia116,000105,400 Harlow Town 1841 Harlow Greater Anglia1,666,8001,627,200 Harwich International 1883 Tendring Greater Anglia91,90099,500Harwich Town 1854 Tendring Greater Anglia94,40091,300Hatfield Peverel 1843 Braintree Greater Anglia418,100412,500Hythe 1866 Colchester Greater Anglia45,20052,700Ingatestone 1843 Brentwood Greater Anglia606,000628,200Kelvedon 1843 Braintree Greater Anglia775,000759,700Kirby Cross 1866 Tendring Greater Anglia45,40037,500Laindon 1888 Basildon c2c1,455,7001,458,500Leigh-on-Sea 1856 Southend-on-Sea c2c1,527,1001,597,300Manningtree 1846 Tendring Greater Anglia719,800707,800Marks Tey 1843 Colchester Greater Anglia384,300400,200Mistley 1854 Tendring Greater Anglia31,80040,000Newport 1845 Uttlesford Greater Anglia228,800216,000North Fambridge 1889 Maldon Greater Anglia98,80084,200Ockendon 1892 Thurrock c2c480,800492,900Pitsea 1855 Basildon c2c870,100911,600Prittlewell 1889 Southend-on-Sea Greater Anglia109,40095,300Purfleet 1854 Thurrock c2c273,300308,600Rayleigh 1889 Rochford Greater Anglia1,903,4001,649,500Rochford 1889 Rochford Greater Anglia461,400513,100Roydon 1844 Epping Forest Greater Anglia91,90090,100Shenfield 1886 Brentwood Greater AngliaElizabeth line2,861,3002,907,900Shoeburyness 1884 Southend-on-Sea c2c506,100530,700South Woodham Ferrers 1889 Chelmsford Greater Anglia613,500576,000Southend Central 1856 Southend-on-Sea c2c2,791,1003,018,100Southend East 1932 Southend-on-Sea c2c769,300797,500Southend Victoria 1889 Southend-on-Sea Greater Anglia1,369,2001,719,400Southminster 1889 Maldon Greater Anglia136,100135,000Stanford-le-Hope 1854 Thurrock c2c816,200802,900Stansted Airport 1991 Uttlesford Greater AngliaCrossCountry3,822,1003,799,500Stansted Mountfitchet 1845 Uttlesford Greater Anglia352,300358,100Thorpe Bay 1910 Southend-on-Sea c2c702,300698,100Thorpe-le-Soken 1866 Tendring Greater Anglia135,000132,800Tilbury Town 1885 Thurrock c2c663,800712,200Walton-on-the-Naze 1867 Tendring Greater Anglia112,300105,200Weeley 1866 Tendring Greater Anglia18,00014,600West Horndon 1886 Brentwood c2c317,100337,600Westcliff 1895 Southend-on-Sea c2c872,600913,400White Notley 1848 Braintree Greater Anglia16,40019,600Wickford 1889 Basildon Greater Anglia2,013,9001,940,300Witham 1843 Braintree Greater Anglia2,261,2002,307,300Wivenhoe 1863 Colchester Greater Anglia318,500321,000Wrabness 1854 Tendring Greater Anglia18,50021,200

See also List of London Underground stations Closed London Underground stations List of railway stations in Kent

Footnotes

moved in 1869 to accommodate through running of trains to Bishops Stortford. The site of the original station became a goods yard. Southend Central was rebuilt in 1889, and enlarged in 1899.

References

External links National Rail Enquiries