Thorpe Bay railway station is on the

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, serving the

Thorpe Bay Thorpe Bay is an area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. located on the Thames Estuary. Thorpe Bay is situated within the Thorpe ward of Southend-on-Sea. It is around 4 mi ...

area to the east of

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, Essex. It is down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is TPB. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by

c2c Trenitalia c2c, trading as c2c, is a British train operating company that operates commuter services from its London terminus at to parts of East London and south Essex along the London, Tilbury and Southend line, as part of the Essex Thame ...

History

It was opened on 1 July 1910 by the

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and was originally named Southchurch-on-Sea, being renamed Thorpe Bay on 18 July 1910. The

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, opened in 1902, permitted through trains to operate from the

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on to the LTSR. This was initially used for inner suburban District Railway trains that did not go beyond Upminster. In 1909 and 1910 trial joint through services were run from

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to Southend, changing from electric District to steam LTSR locomotives en route. This became a regular timetable in 1911, with a limited number of those daily trains extended to Shoeburyness, calling at Thorpe Bay. The service ended on 11 September 1939. On 20 July 2025 the C2C network was returned to the public sector by the Labour Government

Description

The station has two through platforms, which are connected by an overhead footbridge. Platform 1 is utilised by London-bound trains, and platform 2 is for country-bound trains. The ticket office has two serving positions and uses the

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issuing system. The ticket office is an open wooden counter, without the clear-glass window usually separating ticket office clerks from customers. Toilets are provided.

Services

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is: * 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via

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(2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast) * 4 tph eastbound to .

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{{Railway stations served by c2c Railway stations in Southend-on-Sea Former London, Tilbury and Southend Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1910 Railway stations served by c2c DfT Category D stations 1910 establishments in England