Station guide

Southend East station

Southend-on-Sea is a city and unitary authority in Essex, England.

SOE

More about Southend-on-Sea. Town summary from Wikipedia.

Station facilities

Step-free access
B3, step-free access only to some platforms

Step free access is only available from Ambleside Drive to platform 1 for trains travelling in the direction to London. There is no step free access to Platform 2 for trains towards Shoeburyness. Please speak to a member of staff or use the help points if you need to travel towards Shobeuryness.

Lifts
No
Toilets
Yes

The toilets are located on Platform 1. The National key toilets are located on Platform 1; 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

Platform 1

Refreshments
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Cycle storage
Yes
Cycle spaces
17
Car park
Yes
Car park spaces
207
Accessible parking
No
Bus connections
Yes
Drop-off / pick-up
Yes
Staff help
Yes

Ticket office hours

  • Monday–Friday: 05:15–18:00
  • Saturday: 06:30–15:30
  • Sunday: 08:00–15:15

Facilities from the NationalRail Knowledgebase via Rail Data Marketplace. Station record updated 2026-08-04. Always check live accessibility information before travel.

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