South side exterior of Southend Central station, on the C2C line between London Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness, on 18th March 2014. This station opened in 1856 with the extension of the line from Leigh On Sea that had been reached from Tilbury in 1855, the direct route via Upminster did not open until the 1880s. This station was the eastern terminus of the LTSR until the extension to Shoeburyness opened in 1884.
Location: Southend Central
Original line: Barking, Upminster and Pitsea Line (London, Tilbury and Southend Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: Station nameboards, National and Heritage lines 1974-2023
Date: 18/03/2014
Image number: 73495