Tilbury Town railway station

Tilbury Town
National Rail
General information
LocationTilbury, Thurrock
England
Grid referenceTQ636763
Managed byc2c
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeTIL
ClassificationDfT category D
Key dates
15 June 1885Opened as Tilbury Dock
3 August 1934[1]Renamed Tilbury Town
1992Tilbury Riverside closed
Passengers
2018/19Increase 1.254 million
2019/20Decrease 1.183 million
 Interchange 37,275
2020/21Decrease 0.589 million
 Interchange Decrease 13,744
2021/22Increase 0.925 million
 Interchange Increase 32,171
2022/23Increase 0.959 million
 Interchange Increase 0.111 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road
A 1946 Ordnance Survey map showing the station, Tilbury Riverside and the triangular junction

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.

  1. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 87