Westcliff railway station

Westcliff
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 (1895-07-01)	Opened as Westcliff-on-Sea
20 February 1969	Renamed Westcliff
Passengers
2019/20	1.193 million
2020/21	0.408 million
2021/22	0.802 million
2022/23	0.921 million
2023/24	0.957 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

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

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

1. James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Essex. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 712.
2. c2c. "c2c Online - Westcliff station". Retrieved 19 July 2008.
3. c2c (24 May 2006). "c2c Online - Environmental work complete at Westcliff station". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
4. "c2c Train Times" (PDF). c2c. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

External links

• Train times and station information for Westcliff railway station from National Rail

51.537°N 0.691°E / 51.537; 0.691

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chalkwell		c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line		Southend Central