West Horndon
The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway reached Leigh in 1855 and Southend in 1856, both of which were re-christened 'on Sea' by the LTSR Directors to encourage day trippers. (The extension from Southend to Shoeburyness did not open until 1884.) The route to Southend via Tilbury was extremely circuitous so a more direct cut-off line from Barking in the west, rejoining the original line at Pitsea was sanctioned and this opened between Barking via Upminster to East Horndon on 1st May 1886 and was completed to its junction at Pitsea on 1st June 1888. East Horndon station was renamed West Horndon by British Railways Eastern Region on 1st May 1949. This view shows the rather splendid station building on the eastbound platform, seen from 357020 with a C2C service to London Liverpool Street, NOT Fenchurch Street, on Sunday, 13th October 2019.
Location: West Horndon
Original line: Barking, Upminster and Pitsea Line (London, Tilbury and Southend Railway)
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: English stations, National and Heritage Lines (excluding London) 1979-2023
Date: 13/10/2019
Image number: 1623
