Thorpe Bay railway station

{{Short description|Railway station in Essex, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Thorpe Bay

| symbol_location = gb

| symbol = rail

| image = Thorpe Bay station - geograph.org.uk - 1195876.jpg

| borough = Thorpe Bay, Southend-on-Sea

| country = England

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|TQ916857|25|TQ916857}}

| manager = c2c

| platforms = 2

| code = TPB

| classification = DfT category D

| original = London, Tilbury and Southend Railway

| pregroup = Midland Railway

| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway

| years1 = {{start date|1910|07|01|df=y}}

| events1 = Opened as Southchurch-on-Sea

| years2 = 18 July 1910

| events2 = Renamed Thorpe Bay

| mpassengers =

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.888 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 0.200 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 0.467 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 0.597 million}}

{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 0.630 million}}

| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

}}

Thorpe Bay railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the Thorpe Bay area to the east of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is {{convert|37|mi|73|chain|km}} down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via {{rws|Basildon}} and is situated between {{rws|Southend East}} and {{rws|Shoeburyness}}. Its three-letter station code is TPB.

It was opened on 1 July 1910 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and was originally named Southchurch-on-Sea, being renamed Thorpe Bay on 18 July 1910.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |pages=215, 229 }} The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.

Description

The station has two through platforms, which are connected by an overhead footbridge. Platform 1 is utilised by London-bound trains, and platform 2 is for country-bound trains.

The ticket office has two serving positions and uses the TRIBUTE issuing system. The ticket office is an open wooden counter, without the clear-glass window usually separating ticket office clerks from customers.

Toilets are provided.

Services

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:{{cite web |title=c2c Train Times |url=https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/app/uploads/2024/05/6655b351d3b4b-6655b351d3b4c5362_Working_TT_Booklet_Digital_Landscape.pdf.pdf |publisher=c2c |access-date=1 June 2024 |date=June 2024}}

  • 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
  • 4 tph eastbound to {{rws|Shoeburyness}}.

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