Prittlewell railway station
Prittlewell  | |||||
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 Station platforms as seen in August 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ880870 | ||||
| Manager | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PRL[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1889 | Station opened[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  97,456 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.228 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.281 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.329 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.362 million | ||||
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Prittlewell railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the residential district of Prittlewell in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is 40 miles 67 chains (65.72 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Southend Airport and Southend Victoria stations.[3] The station is managed by Greater Anglia, who operate all services.
History
[edit]The line from Wickford to Southend (including Prittlewell station) was opened on 1 October 1889.[4] There was a goods yard handling mainly domestic coal to the north-west of Prittlewell station; the yard closed on 5 June 1967.[4] Electrification of the Shenfield to Southend Victoria line using 1.5 kV DC overhead line electrification (OLE) was completed on 31 December 1956. This was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC on 25 January 1979.[4]
Between November 2025 and June 2026, the footbridge was temporarily removed to be refurbished.[5][6]
Location
[edit]The station is close to Prittlewell Priory, Priory Park and to Southend United's football stadium, Roots Hall.[7][8]
It is located on the outskirts of the town centre itself.[9]
Facilities
[edit]The station has a car park, cycle spaces, a waiting room, a ticket office and a ticket machine, and live departure screens.[10]
Passenger volume
[edit]| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entries and exits | 109,424 | 95,272 | 118,925 | 113,265 | 111,498 | 108,752 | 110,794 | 125,050 | 160,930 | 163,802 | 424,804 | 195,870 | 209,708 | 188,044 | 220,626 | 227,204 | 97,456 | 228,116 | 281,278 | 328,594 | 362,280 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
[edit]The typical off-peak service in each direction is three trains per hour. In the London-bound direction, trains call at all stations along the line to its western terminus of Shenfield, where they join the Great Eastern Main Line to run to Stratford and Liverpool Street (one of which calls additionally at Romford).[12]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southend Airport | Greater Anglia Shenfield–Southend line |
Southend Victoria | ||
Community rail
[edit]The station, as with all stations on the line, is part of the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2025). Railway Track Diagrams; 2: Eastern (6th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 11. ISBN 978 1999627188.
- 1 2 3 Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ↑ "Refurbishment Work to Begin on Prittlewell Station Footbridge". Greater Anglia. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Footbridge is reinstalled at south Essex train station following refurbishment". Echo. 19 June 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Visiting Roots Hall - Southend United".
- ↑ "Prittlewell". Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "3.3 Prittlewell | Southend Local Plan". localplan.southend.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Prittlewell". Greater Anglia. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
- ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
- ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 005 (Network Rail)
- ↑ "Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership". Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Prittlewell railway station from National Rail51°33′04″N 0°42′40″E / 51.551°N 0.711°E