Southend Victoria railway station

Southend Victoria
Station entrance, as seen in June 2024
General information
Location	Southend-on-Sea, City of Southend-on-Sea England
Grid reference	TQ881860
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	SOV
Classification	DfT category C1
History
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1889	Opened as Southend-on-Sea[1]
1933	Renamed Southend-on-Sea for Westcliff and Thorpe Bay
1 May 1949	Renamed Southend-on-Sea Victoria
20 February 1969	Renamed Southend Victoria
Passengers
2019/20	1.719 million
2020/21	0.560 million
Interchange	1,587
2021/22	1.101 million
Interchange	2,285
2022/23	1.262 million
Interchange	2,049
2023/24	1.263 million
Interchange	2,735
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Southend Victoria railway station is the eastern terminus of the Shenfield to Southend Line, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England. It is one of two primary stations that serve the resort city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex; the other is Southend Central on the London, Tilbury and Southend line. It is located 41 miles 42 chains (66.83 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street; the preceding station on the line is Prittlewell. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is SOV. The station has four platforms, each with an operational length for 10-car Class 720 electric multiple units.