# List of railway stations in Essex

This is a list of railway stations in Essex, a county in the East of England. It includes all railway stations that are part of the National Rail network, and which currently have timetabled train services. The Central line of the London Underground and Heritage railway stations within Essex are not listed.

## Rail operators

The main operator in the county is Greater Anglia, operated by Abellio and Mitsui. They operate services from Liverpool Street in London to all parts of the county, including commuter services within Essex, and longer distance services to Norwich and Peterborough. Greater Anglia also operate the Stansted Express service from London to Stansted Airport. The other major operators in Essex are c2c, a subsidiary of Trenitalia, who operate services from London's Fenchurch Street to Southend-on-Sea, and the Elizabeth line, operated by MTR Corporation for Transport for London, who operate services from Reading via central London to Shenfield. The Arriva subsidiary CrossCountry operate long-distance services from the West Midlands to Stansted Airport. CrossCountry also serve Audley End.

## Stations

The following table lists the name of each station, along with (where known) the year it first opened and the local authority in whose area the station lies. The table also shows the train operators who currently serve each station, and the final two columns give information on the number of passengers using each station in recent years, as collated by the Office of Rail Regulation, a Government body. The figures are based on ticket sales, and are given to the nearest 100.
| Station | Year opened | Local authority | Served by | Station users 2004–05 | Station users 2005–06 |
| Alresford | 1866 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 49,400 | 45,100 |
| Althorne | 1889 | Maldon | Greater Anglia | 43,200 | 39,600 |
| Audley End | 1845 | Uttlesford | Greater Anglia CrossCountry | 751,300 | 721,100 |
| Basildon | 1974 | Basildon | c2c | 2,117,300 | 2,160,300 |
| Battlesbridge | 1889 | Chelmsford | Greater Anglia | 8,500 | 7,100 |
| Benfleet | 1855 | Castle Point | c2c | 2,447,600 | 2,448,900 |
| Billericay | 1889 | Basildon | Greater Anglia | 2,698,500 | 2,767,000 |
| Braintree | 1848 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 760,700 | 779,100 |
| Braintree Freeport | 1999 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 24,400 | 22,200 |
| Brentwood | 1840 | Brentwood | Greater Anglia Elizabeth line | 2,475,300 | 2,535,100 |
| Bures | 1849 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 48,000 | 48,500 |
| Burnham-on-Crouch | 1889 | Maldon | Greater Anglia | 280,700 | 263,800 |
| Chafford Hundred | 1995 | Thurrock | c2c | 1,651,400 | 1,736,400 |
| Chalkwell | 1933 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 1,083,500 | 1,146,000 |
| Chappel & Wakes Colne | 1849 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 25,500 | 26,300 |
| Chelmsford | 1843 | Chelmsford | Greater Anglia | 6,698,200 | 6,801,200 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 1882 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 699,300 | 664,800 |
| Colchester | 1843 | Colchester | Greater Anglia | 4,305,300 | 4,287,600 |
| Colchester Town | 1866 | Colchester | Greater Anglia | 163,500 | 161,200 |
| Cressing | | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 49,300 | 40,100 |
| Dovercourt | 1854 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 124,600 | 128,800 |
| East Tilbury | 1936 | Thurrock | c2c | 299,000 | 299,800 |
| Elsenham | 1845 | Uttlesford | Greater Anglia | 98,800 | 84,200 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 1867 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 183,600 | 175,800 |
| Grays | 1854 | Thurrock | c2c | 2,373,700 | 2,380,900 |
| Great Bentley | 1866 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 74,200 | 67,600 |
| Great Chesterford | 1845 | Uttlesford | Greater Anglia | 86,800 | 86,100 |
| Harlow Mill | 1841 | Harlow | Greater Anglia | 116,000 | 105,400 |
| Harlow Town | 1841 | Harlow | Greater Anglia | 1,666,800 | 1,627,200 |
| Harwich International | 1883 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 91,900 | 99,500 |
| Harwich Town | 1854 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 94,400 | 91,300 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 1843 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 418,100 | 412,500 |
| Hythe | 1866 | Colchester | Greater Anglia | 45,200 | 52,700 |
| Ingatestone | 1843 | Brentwood | Greater Anglia | 606,000 | 628,200 |
| Kelvedon | 1843 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 775,000 | 759,700 |
| Kirby Cross | 1866 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 45,400 | 37,500 |
| Laindon | 1888 | Basildon | c2c | 1,455,700 | 1,458,500 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 1856 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 1,527,100 | 1,597,300 |
| Manningtree | 1846 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 719,800 | 707,800 |
| Marks Tey | 1843 | Colchester | Greater Anglia | 384,300 | 400,200 |
| Mistley | 1854 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 31,800 | 40,000 |
| Newport | 1845 | Uttlesford | Greater Anglia | 228,800 | 216,000 |
| North Fambridge | 1889 | Maldon | Greater Anglia | 98,800 | 84,200 |
| Ockendon | 1892 | Thurrock | c2c | 480,800 | 492,900 |
| Pitsea | 1855 | Basildon | c2c | 870,100 | 911,600 |
| Prittlewell | 1889 | Southend-on-Sea | Greater Anglia | 109,400 | 95,300 |
| Purfleet | 1854 | Thurrock | c2c | 273,300 | 308,600 |
| Rayleigh | 1889 | Rochford | Greater Anglia | 1,903,400 | 1,649,500 |
| Rochford | 1889 | Rochford | Greater Anglia | 461,400 | 513,100 |
| Roydon | 1844 | Epping Forest | Greater Anglia | 91,900 | 90,100 |
| Shenfield | 1886 | Brentwood | Greater Anglia Elizabeth line | 2,861,300 | 2,907,900 |
| Shoeburyness | 1884 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 506,100 | 530,700 |
| South Woodham Ferrers | 1889 | Chelmsford | Greater Anglia | 613,500 | 576,000 |
| Southend Central | 1856 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 2,791,100 | 3,018,100 |
| Southend East | 1932 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 769,300 | 797,500 |
| Southend Victoria | 1889 | Southend-on-Sea | Greater Anglia | 1,369,200 | 1,719,400 |
| Southminster | 1889 | Maldon | Greater Anglia | 136,100 | 135,000 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 1854 | Thurrock | c2c | 816,200 | 802,900 |
| Stansted Airport | 1991 | Uttlesford | Greater Anglia CrossCountry | 3,822,100 | 3,799,500 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 1845 | Uttlesford | Greater Anglia | 352,300 | 358,100 |
| Thorpe Bay | 1910 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 702,300 | 698,100 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 1866 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 135,000 | 132,800 |
| Tilbury Town | 1885 | Thurrock | c2c | 663,800 | 712,200 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 1867 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 112,300 | 105,200 |
| Weeley | 1866 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 18,000 | 14,600 |
| West Horndon | 1886 | Brentwood | c2c | 317,100 | 337,600 |
| Westcliff | 1895 | Southend-on-Sea | c2c | 872,600 | 913,400 |
| White Notley | | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 16,400 | 19,600 |
| Wickford | 1889 | Basildon | Greater Anglia | 2,013,900 | 1,940,300 |
| Witham | 1843 | Braintree | Greater Anglia | 2,261,200 | 2,307,300 |
| Wivenhoe | 1863 | Colchester | Greater Anglia | 318,500 | 321,000 |
| Wrabness | 1854 | Tendring | Greater Anglia | 18,500 | 21,200 |