Thurrock Transport - Tilbury Riverside




		Tilbury Riverside

Tilbury Riverside station was opened on 13th April 1854 and was originally the terminus for
trains that had come from London via Grays & Tilbury Town. It wasn’t always known as
Tilbury Riverside though! It opened as Tilbury Fort, though the Fort part was dropped
after a few years - it became Tilbury Riverside in 1936.

It had 5 platforms and was a particularly busy interchange with steam boats and the
nearby ferry to Gravesend.

By 1854 the railway had been extended towards Stanford le Hope - trains arrived at
Tilbury Riverside from Tilbury Town, then reversed via a second line out towards
Stanford le Hope; a direct line was also provided which by-passed Tilbury Riverside
creating a triangle shape.

As time went on, the number of passengers using Tilbury Riverside fell as the steam boats
began to disappear - traffic on the nearby ferry to Gravesend also declined. Most trains
reversed in the station on their journey between London and Southend, but as the station
neared closure, services became restricted and most through trains ran via the direct
line missing out the station altogether.

The station was in the ‘Network SouthEast’ era when it was decided to close the station;
the last trains ran to the station on 29th November 1992.

The missing link to the ferry is now provided by a minibus shuttle, operated under contract
by current rail operator c2c.

The site of the former platform area is now occupied by a container storage & distribution
operation with the station building being used by ‘Tilbury passenger terminal’.

gallery exit

In the sidings

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