Southend Central railway station

Southend Central
General information
Location	Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea England
Grid reference	TQ881855
Managed by	c2c
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	SOC
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Opened	1856
Passengers
2018/19	3.446 million
2019/20	2.782 million
2020/21	0.906 million
Interchange	2,874
2021/22	1.782 million
Interchange	4,940
2022/23	2.041 million
Interchange	2,481
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Southend Central railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line and is one of two primary stations serving the city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The city's other main station is called Southend Victoria which is the terminus of a branch line off the Great Eastern Main Line. Southend Central is 35 miles 55 chains (57.43 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Westcliff and Southend East stations. Its three-letter station code is SOC.

It was opened in 1856 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and was the eastern terminus of the line until 1888, after which the line was later extended to Shoeburyness. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.