East Tilbury railway station
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East Tilbury railway station is a railway station located in the village of East Tilbury
in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock
in the East of England
.
It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a halt on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
. It was intended to serve workers at the Bata Shoe company
and the company paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in the rush hour. The halt was given station status in January 1949. The increasing use of East Tilbury led to the closure of Low Street
. Passenger train services are provided by c2c
.
The station is on the railway linking Pitsea
and Barking via Grays
and Rainham
known as the Tilbury Loop.
East Tilbury
East Tilbury is a village in the unitary authority of Thurrock borough, England and one of the traditional parishes in Thurrock.-History:In Saxon times, the location on which the church now stands was surrounded by tidal marshland...
in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock
Thurrock
Thurrock is a unitary authority with borough status in the English ceremonial county of Essex. It is part of the London commuter belt and an area of regeneration within the Thames Gateway redevelopment zone. The local authority is Thurrock Council....
in the East of England
East of England
The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.Its...
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It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a halt on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...
. It was intended to serve workers at the Bata Shoe company
Bata Shoes
Bata Shoes is a large, family owned shoe company based in Bermuda but currently headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, operating 3 business units worldwide – Bata Metro Markets, Bata Emerging Markets and Bata Branded Business. It has a retail presence in over 50 countries and production...
and the company paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in the rush hour. The halt was given station status in January 1949. The increasing use of East Tilbury led to the closure of Low Street
Low Street railway station
Low Street Station was a station on the London, Tilbury & Southend line. The station opened in 1861, at a level crossing. It served the small villages of West and East Tilbury. The station closed in 1967.-References:...
. Passenger train services are provided by c2c
C2c
c2c is a British train operating company that is part of the National Express Group. It provides passenger rail services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line from Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London to east London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway...
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The station is on the railway linking Pitsea
Pitsea railway station
Pitsea station is a railway station located in Pitsea in Basildon, Essex, England.The station was opened on 1 July 1855 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway The original station was replaced by another on an adjacent site on 1 June 1888. It is 26 miles distant on the main line from Fenchurch...
and Barking via Grays
Grays railway station
Grays railway station is a railway station located in the town of Grays in the borough and unitary authority of Thurrock in the East of England. Although outside London fare zones 1 to 6, the station became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go rail network in January 2010.-History:It was opened in...
and Rainham
Rainham railway station (London)
Rainham railway station is located in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering in northeast London, England. It is in London fare zone 6 and is managed, and passenger train services are provided, by c2c. The station was opened in 1854 as part of the original route of the London, Tilbury and...
known as the Tilbury Loop.
Services
Off-peak service consists of:- 2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch StreetFenchurch Street railway stationFenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the south eastern corner of the City of London, England. The station is one of the smallest terminals in London in terms of platforms and one of the most intensively operated...
- 2 trains per hour to Southend CentralSouthend Central railway stationSouthend Central is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Train services are provided by the National Express Group train operating company c2c...
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