Southend Victoria railway station
Station entrance, as seen in June 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ881860 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | SOV | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1889 | Opened as Southend-on-Sea | ||||
| 1933 | Renamed Southend-on-Sea for Westcliff and Thorpe Bay | ||||
| 1 May 1949 | Renamed Southend-on-Sea Victoria | ||||
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Southend Victoria | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.719 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.560 million | ||||
| Interchange | 1,587 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.101 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,285 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.262 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,049 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.263 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,735 | ||||
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Southend Victoria railway station is the eastern terminus of the Shenfield to Southend Line, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England. It is one of two primary stations that serve the resort city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex; the other is Southend Central on the London, Tilbury and Southend line. It is located 41 miles 42 chains (66.83 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street; the preceding station on the line is Prittlewell. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is SOV. The station has four platforms, each with an operational length for 10-car Class 720 electric multiple units.