General information | |||||
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Location | Tilbury, Thurrock England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ636763 | ||||
Managed by | c2c | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TIL | ||||
Classification | DfT category D | ||||
Key dates | |||||
15 June 1885 | Opened as Tilbury Dock | ||||
3 August 1934[1] | Renamed Tilbury Town | ||||
1992 | Tilbury Riverside closed | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.254 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.183 million | ||||
Interchange | 37,275 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.589 million | ||||
Interchange | 13,744 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.925 million | ||||
Interchange | 32,171 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.959 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.111 million | ||||
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Tilbury Town railway station is on a loop line of the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Tilbury, Essex. It is 21 miles 48 chains (34.8 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between Grays and East Tilbury. Its three-letter station code is TIL.
The station was opened on 15 June 1885 with the name Tilbury Dock by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. It was renamed Tilbury Town on 3 August 1934. It is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at Barking and at the country end at Pitsea. A bus link is provided for the Gravesend ferry, replacing the rail link to Tilbury Riverside which was closed in 1992.
Today, the station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c.