Westcliff
General information
Location	Westcliff-on-Sea,Southend-on-Sea England
Grid reference	TQ867854
Managed by	c2c
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	WCF
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1895 (1895-07-01)	Opened asWestcliff-on-Sea
20 February 1969	RenamedWestcliff
Passengers
2019/20	1.193 million
2020/21	0.408 million
2021/22	0.802 million
2022/23	0.921 million
2023/24	0.957 million
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Westcliff railway station is on theLondon, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the locality ofWestcliff-on-Sea inSouthend-on-Sea, Essex. It is 34 miles 66 chains (56.0 km) down the main line fromLondon Fenchurch Street viaBasildon and it is situated betweenChalkwell to the west andSouthend Central to the east. Its three-letter station code is WCF.

It was opened in 1895 by theLondon, Tilbury and Southend Railway.^[1] The station and all trains serving it are currently operated byc2c.

The main ticket office is located on the London-bound side of the station, leading to platform 1. It has two serving positions and uses theTribute ticket issuing system. Outside the main ticket office is a self-service ticket machine. A second, smaller ticket office is on the country-bound platform 2, but is not currently in use.

Facilities at the station include a bicycle rack, a taxicab stand, and a car park with 50 spaces and three disabled spaces.^[2] It was extensively improved between 2004 and 2006 in a £500,000 refurbishment project by a partnership betweenc2c and Southend Borough Council in order to attract more people to travel by rail.^[3]

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:^[4]

• 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound toLondon Fenchurch Street viaBasildon (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
• 2 tph westbound toLondon Fenchurch Street viaTilbury Town andOckendon
• 6 tph eastbound toSouthend Central, of which 4 tph continue toShoeburyness

• Train times andstation information for Westcliff railway station fromNational Rail

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chalkwell		c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line		Southend Central

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• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1895
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