c2c (1996–2025)
Appearance
Class 357 Electrostars at Fenchurch Street in 2014 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
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| Franchise(s) | London, Tilbury & Southend: 26 May 1996 – 8 November 2014 Essex Thameside: 9 November 2014 – 10 November 2029 | ||||
| Main route(s) | Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness | ||||
| Other route(s) | to Grays via Rainham to Pitsea via Ockendon to Liverpool Street via Stratford | ||||
| Fleet size | 74 Class 357 Electrostar sets 6 Class 387 Electrostar sets | ||||
| Stations called at | 28 | ||||
| Stations operated | 25 | ||||
| Route km operated | 128.7 | ||||
| National Rail abbreviation | CC | ||||
| Parent company | Trenitalia | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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Trenitalia c2c Limited,[1] trading as c2c,[2] was a British train operating company that operated commuter services from the London terminus at Fenchurch Street to parts of East London and south Essex along the London, Tilbury and Southend line. It was the operator of the Essex Thameside railway franchise, and later rail contract, from 26 May 1996 to 20 July 2025.
Route
[change | change source]The normal off-peak service are of eight trains per hour (tph) coming and leaving Fenchurch Street:
- 4 tph to Shoeburyness going past Basildon
- of which 2 trains do not stop at Limehouse, West Horndon and Pitsea
- 2 trains stop at all stations
- 2tph to Grays via Rainham
- 2tph to Southend Central via Ockendon
Additional night services operate between Shoeburyness / Pitsea / Grays-Barking.
Additional morning peak services operate between Shoeburyness / Pitsea / Stanford-le-Hope - Grays.
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ "Trenitalia c2c Limited". Companies House. HM Government. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ↑ Companies House extract company no 2938993 c2c Rail Limited
Other websites
[change | change source]
Media related to C2c at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Web site
- Unofficial c2c user site Archived 2015-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Google Maps showing stations, route and alternative diversion to Liverpool Street & Stratford
| Preceded by Network SouthEast As part of British Rail |
Operator of Essex Thameside franchise 1996–2029 |
Incumbent |