Prittlewell railway station


Prittlewell railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the residential district of Prittlewell in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and stations. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is PRL. The platforms have an operational length for 12-coach trains.

History

The line from Wickford to Southend including Prittlewell station was opened on 1 October 1889. There was a goods yard handling mainly domestic coal to the north-west of Prittlewell station; the yard closed on 5 June 1967. Electrification of the Shenfield to Southend Victoria line using 1.5 kV DC overhead line electrification was completed on 31 December 1956. This was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC on 25 January 1979.
Prittlewell itself was the original settlement here, until Southend expanded and engulfed it.

Services

The station is close to Prittlewell Priory and to Southend United's football stadium, Roots Hall. It is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.
Prittlewell is the preceding station to, the eastern terminus of the line; the typical off-peak service to Southend Victoria is three trains per hour. In the London-bound direction, trains call at all stations along the line to its western terminus of, where they join the Great Eastern Main Line to run non-stop to and Liverpool Street. The typical off-peak service towards London is also three trains per hour.
The station is closed on Sundays.