Thurrock - Transport

Transport

Being both on the river and close to London, Thurrock is served with good communication links. The M25 London Orbital Motorway, the railway line between Southend and London Fenchurch Street which provides direct access to Central London and, eventually, Stratford International Station, the Port of Tilbury and the nearby London City Airport make Thurrock an important international trade centre. There is a grass airstrip south of Bulphan village. A ferry for passengers on foot connects Tilbury with Gravesend on the southern bank of the River Thames.

Rail transport in the borough is provided by c2c with stations at:

• Chafford Hundred railway station
• East Tilbury railway station
• Grays railway station
• Ockendon railway station
• Purfleet railway station
• Stanford-le-Hope railway station
• Tilbury Town railway station
• West Horndon railway station (on northern boundary)

Bus services within the Thurrock urban area are mostly provided by Ensignbus.

• Ensignbus operates routes X80 (Chafford Hundred-Bluewater)- Mon-Sat only, 20 (Lakeside-Stifford Clays)- Mon-Sat only, 22 (Grays-Aveley), 22A (Aveley-Stifford Clays)- Mon-Sat eves only, 33 (Grays-Chafford Hundred-Lakeside) - Mon Sat only, 44 (Lakeside-Grays), 66 (Lakeside-Tilbury-Chadwell St Mary) - Mon-Sat only, 73/C (Lakeside-Tilbury), 83 (Lakeside-Sockets Heath-Chadwell St Mary)- Mon-Sat only, 373 (Grays-Stanford Le Hope) - Mon-Sat only, 374 (Grays-Basildon)- Mon-Sat only. 373/4 are Thurrock Council contracted.

• Arriva has a depot at West Thurrock, but all of its work is Transport for London contracts, and its only route actually running into Thurrock is the 370 (Lakeside-Romford).

• On Sundays/public holidays, Arriva Southend depot runs routes 44 (Lakeside-Grays) and 150 (Grays-Basildon)and on Mondays-Saturdays Arriva operated the 'Basildon Direct' route 5, from Lakeside to Southend. (5 was cut back to Basildon from 2/11).

• First operates two services, (100, 200) between Lakeside/Grays and Basildon. 200 is Mon-Sat only.

• Stagecoach (East London Bus) runs Transport for London route 372 from Lakeside to Hornchurch.

• Blue Triangle run route 575 between Epping and Lakeside via Debden, Havering Atte Bower and non-stop to Lakeside From Romford. Mon-Fri,One Return Journey.

• First London operate route 265 between Brentwood and Lakeside, Mon-Fri 4 Return Journeys (More journeys on non school days)

• Imperial Bus Company runs 269 (Grays-Brentwood). This is Mon-Sat only on Essex CC contract.

• Clintona of Brentwood operates 374 (Grays-Bulphan) - Mon-Sat only and route 11 (Aveley-Basildon) - Mon-Sat only. (Route 11 has since been replaced by Ensignbus 373/4).

• A coach service to Stansted Airport is provided by Excel Passenger Logistics. (Since withdrawn).