East Tilbury Railway Station

East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the village of East Tilbury, Essex. It is 25mi down the line from London Fenchurch Street via and it is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is ETL. It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a halt station intended to serve workers at the nearby Bata Shoe Company, which paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in rush hour. The halt was upgraded to full station status in January 1949. Increasing patronage at East Tilbury led to the closure in 1967 of Low Street, a minor station close by. East Tilbury is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at and at the country end at. The station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c. It is located close to Coalhouse Fort, an artillery fort dating from the 1860s. ServicesThe typical off-peak service consists of: 2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch Street;2 trains per hour to Southend Central.

East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the village of East Tilbury, Essex. It is 25mi down the line from London Fenchurch Street via and it is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is ETL. It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a halt station intended to serve workers at the nearby Bata Shoe Company, which paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in rush hour. The halt was upgraded to full station status in January 1949. Increasing patronage at East Tilbury led to the closure in 1967 of Low Street, a minor station close by. East Tilbury is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at and at the country end at. The station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c. It is located close to Coalhouse Fort, an artillery fort dating from the 1860s. ServicesThe typical off-peak service consists of: 2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch Street;2 trains per hour to Southend Central.