East Tilbury railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Template other East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line of the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the village of East Tilbury, Essex. It is down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Template:Rws and it is situated between Template:Rws and Template:Rws. 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 Template:Stn and at the country end at Template:Rws. 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.

Services

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:

• 2 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Ockendon
• 2 tph eastbound to Template:Rws

External links

• Train times and station information for East Tilbury railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail National Rail			Following station
Tilbury Town		c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line Tilbury Loop		Stanford-le-Hope
	Disused railways
Tilbury Riverside	style="background:#Template:NSE colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Network SouthEast London, Tilbury and Southend line	style="background:#Template:NSE colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" |	Low Street

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