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.

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
2016/17	1.260 million
2017/18	1.299 million
2018/19	1.257 million
2019/20	1.193 million
2020/21	0.408 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound towards London Fenchurch Street, of which:
  • 2 tph call at all stations via Basildon
  • 2 tph call at all stations via the Ockendon branch
• 4 tph eastbound towards Shoeburyness, of which:
  • 2 tph terminate at Southend Central
  • 2 tph continue to Shoeburyness

References

External links

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

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