Westcliff railway station
Railway station in Essex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Location | Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ867854 | ||||
Managed by | c2c | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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1 July 1895 (1895-07-01) | Opened as Westcliff-on-Sea | ||||
20 February 1969 | Renamed Westcliff | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.257 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.193 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.408 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.802 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.921 million | ||||
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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.