The station is situated on a single-line branch from Wickford, which was electrified in the 1980s, and provides a direct service to Liverpool Street station in the City of London thus including the town in the London commuter belt.
The station is situated on a single-line branch from Wickford, which escaped closure in the 1960s by Beeching as it was used to suplpy the nearby Bradwell Power Station. It was electrified in the 1980s, and provides a direct service to Liverpool Street station in the City of London thus including the town in the London commuter belt.