Pier Head railway station
The Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft narrow gauge railway in the English city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It runs for 1.25 miles along the 1.34-mile length of Southend Pier, providing public passenger transport from the shore to the pier head.Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station at end of Southend Pier
- Also known as: “Pier Head” and “Pier Head railway station, Southend-on-Sea”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southend Pier and Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station.
Southend Pier
Photo: Dammmmian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. Extending 1.33 miles into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. Southend Pier is situated 2,700 feet north of Pier Head railway station.
Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station
Building
Photo: Tony Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southend-on-Sea lifeboat station is a lifeboat station at Southend-on-Sea in the English county of Essex, operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution since 1879. Southend-on-Sea Lifeboat Station is situated 840 feet southeast of Pier Head railway station.
Adventure Island
Theme park
Photo: Linda Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adventure Island is a theme park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The site of the theme park flanks the north end of Southend Pier and has been a theme park since 1976 when the land now forming the west side of the park was purchased by the Miller family. Adventure Island is situated 1¼ miles north of Pier Head railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westcliff-on-Sea and North Shoebury.
Westcliff-on-Sea
Suburb
Photo: John Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Southend-on-Sea is a seaside resort about 40 miles east of London at the mouth of the River Thames Estuary. It's famous for its Victorian pleasure pier, the longest in the world! Westcliff-on-Sea is situated 2½ miles northwest of Pier Head railway station.
North Shoebury
Suburb
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Shoebury is part of Shoeburyness, a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. North Shoebury was historically a separate village and parish. North Shoebury is situated 3 miles northeast of Pier Head railway station.
Shoeburyness
Town
Photo: Julieanne Savage, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shoeburyness, or simply Shoebury, is a coastal town in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England; it lies 3 miles east of the city centre. Shoeburyness is situated 3½ miles east of Pier Head railway station.
Pier Head railway station
- Categories: tourism, station, and transportation
- Location: Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.51648° or 51° 30′ 59″ northLongitude
0.72134° or 0° 43′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F32GP8C+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6095983695OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=light_railwayOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q30623765
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In Other Languages
“Pier Head railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Pier Head, Southend-on-Sea”
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