Station guide
Southend Central station
Southend-on-Sea is a city and unitary authority in Essex, England.
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Station facilities
- Step-free access
- B1, (refer to quick reference guide)
Step free access is available to all platforms. For services travelling to Thorpe Bay and Shoeburyness access to the platform is from the road.
- Lifts
- No
- Toilets
- Yes
The toilets are located on the Platforms 3 & 4 Concourse. The National key toilets are located on the Platforms 3/4 Concourse; these toilets are operated by a RADAR key.
- Accessible toilets
- Yes
- Baby changing
- Yes
- Ticket office
- Yes
- Ticket machines
- Yes
- Contactless
- No
- Oyster
- No
- Smartcard validators
- Yes
- Waiting room
- Yes
Platforms 3/4 concourse
- Refreshments
- Yes
- Shops
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Cycle storage
- Yes
- Cycle spaces
- 17
- Car park
- Yes
- Car park spaces
- 138
- Accessible parking
- No
- Bus connections
- Yes
- Taxi rank
- Yes
- Drop-off / pick-up
- Yes
- Staff help
- Yes
Ticket office hours
- Monday–Friday: 05:45–18:45
- Saturday: 06:30–21:00
- Sunday: 07:30–19:00
Facilities from the NationalRail Knowledgebase via Rail Data Marketplace. Station record updated 2026-08-04. Always check live accessibility information before travel.