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« on: March 31, 2025, 08:32:25 »
Good news for the local economy......closed during COVID;

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce989vjn4n7o
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« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2025, 20:43:41 »
Good - I like flying out of Southend....
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2025, 21:10:08 »
Good rail link with the station close by I understand.
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2025, 21:22:57 »
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2025, 10:46:04 »
Quote from: ChrisB on March 31, 2025, 21:22:57
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks

When on the train from Southend Victoria last year I noted how close the station was to the airport entrance.  Mind you, back in the 1960s you could take your car onto the plane...the airport was the location for the scene from Goldfinger when said Bond villain's car was loaded onto the plane for Switzerland.
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2025, 12:34:22 »
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Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks

It's excellent - How does that compare to others with dedicated stations such as Southampton and Gatwick on the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) network?
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2025, 12:37:15 »
I reckon it's shorter than Southampton even! - And Gatwick you walk miles still, especially if you need the North terminal.

There are only 5? gates at Southend, so everything is micro-close.
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2025, 12:51:14 »
Quote from: grahame on April 01, 2025, 12:34:22
Quote from: ChrisB on March 31, 2025, 21:22:57
Best in the country! About 50 yards max from platform to check in desks

It's excellent - How does that compare to others with dedicated stations such as Southampton and Gatwick on the GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) network?

At Southampton it is about 100m from the down platform to the signed departures entrance, then up to about 50m to the furthest check in.
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