East Tilbury railway station

East Tilbury railway station is on a loop line on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the village of East Tilbury, Essex. It is 25 miles 7 chains (40.4 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between Tilbury Town and Stanford-le-Hope. Its three-letter station code is ETL.

East Tilbury
Location	East Tilbury, Borough of Thurrock England
Grid reference	TQ676789
Managed by	c2c
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	ETL
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1936
Passengers
2015/16	0.360 million
2016/17	0.411 million
2017/18	0.444 million
2018/19	0.458 million
2019/20	0.430 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

It was opened on 7 September 1936 as a halt station intended to serve workers at the nearby Bata Shoe Company, which paid for the construction of the platforms. Initially, trains only stopped in rush hour. The halt was upgraded to full station status in January 1949. Increasing patronage at East Tilbury led to the closure in 1967 of Low Street, a minor station close by.

East Tilbury 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. The station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c.

It is located close to Coalhouse Fort, an artillery fort dating from the 1860s.