West Horndon railway station

Railway station in Essex, England

51°34′04″N 0°20′26″E / 51.5679°N 0.3406°E / 51.5679; 0.3406Grid referenceTQ623880Owned byNetwork RailManaged byc2cPlatforms2Other informationStation codeWHRClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyLondon, Tilbury and Southend RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 May 1886Opened as East Horndon1 May 1949Renamed West HorndonPassengers2018/19

0.434 million2019/20

0.406 million2020/21

0.112 million2021/22

0.230 million2022/23

0.288 million Notes

Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

West Horndon railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the village of West Horndon situated on the boundary of the boroughs of Brentwood and Thurrock, Essex. It is 19 miles 15 chains (30.9 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street and is situated between Upminster and Laindon. Its three-letter station code is WHR.

History

The station was opened in 1886 as East Horndon by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway on a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea, and the original station structure survives.^[1] The station was located in the parish of West Horndon and on the boundary with Childerditch to the west. The opening of the station stimulated the building of factories in Childerditch.^[2]

The station was renamed West Horndon in 1949.^[3]

There were formerly three east-facing sidings to the north and east of the station, these closed in September 1964.^[4]^[5] An east-facing sidings to the north and west of the station connected to the premises of Brown and Tawse Limited.^[4]^[6]

Previously in the latter part of the 20th century in about 1998 the station building on the London-bound platform had been demolished. A more modern structure was erected, which provides very little shelter, unlike the original building.

During the latter part of 2008 the ticket hall, customer toilets and ticket office were refurbished. Automatic doors were provided between the street and the ticket hall, and to and from the platform.

Services

The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.

The station's ticket office is open Monday to Saturday; due to the low patronage it is closed on Sunday and public holidays. The ticket office has one serving window and uses the TRIBUTE issuing system. The ticket hall has three automatic ticket gates.

As of the December 2023 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:^[7]

2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch Street.
2 trains per hour to Shoeburyness via Basildon.

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 88. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Parishes: Childerditch". British History Online. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ Butt 1995, pp. 88, 245
^ ^a ^b Route training manual: London, Tilbury & Southend Lines, British Rail Eastern Region (November 1969). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003)
^ Brown, Joe (2015). London Railway Atlas. Hersham: Ian Allan. p. 32. ISBN 978 0 7110 3819 6.
^ "Brown & Tawse Limited".
^ "c2c Train Times from 10 December 2023" (PDF). c2c. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.