Station guide
Southend East station
Southend-on-Sea is a city and unitary authority in Essex, England.
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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.