It is 36 miles 1 chain (57.96 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Rayleigh to the west and Rochford to the east.

The line from Wickford to Southend and Hockley station were opened on 1 October 1889.

[3] There was a goods yard on the 'up' side to the west of the station, a 30 cwt crane was subsequently installed.

[2] The station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

The typical off-peak service is of three trains per hour to Southend Victoria and three to Liverpool Street (services join the Great Eastern Main Line for London at Shenfield).