![]() Station entrance as seen in June 2024 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ881860 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SOV | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 October 1889 | Opened as Southend-on-Sea[1] | ||||
1933 | Renamed Southend-on-Sea for Westcliff and Thorpe Bay | ||||
1 May 1949 | Renamed Southend-on-Sea Victoria | ||||
20 February 1969 | Renamed Southend Victoria | ||||
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Interchange | 1,587 | ||||
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Southend Victoria railway station is the eastern terminus of the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line, and is one of the primary stations serving the resort city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex (the other is Southend Central on the London, Tilbury and Southend line). It is 41 miles 42 chains (66.83 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street; the preceding station on the line is Prittlewell. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is SOV. The station has four platforms each with an operational length for 10-car Class 720 trains.