TRAIN operator c2c Trenitalia has announced services changes on its London Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness link, though they will have little impact on services on the Thurrock loop which includes stations at Purfleet, South OCkendon, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Tilbury, East Tilbury and Stanford-le-Hope.

Timetable changes to be introduced from Sunday, 2 June see additional morning peak and off-peak services on services through Basildon.,

The amended timetable, which includes two new morning peak (Monday to Friday) services from Shoeburyness/Leigh-on-Sea to Fenchurch Street, will see two additional off-peak services (Monday to Friday) running every hour in both directions from Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness.

Here are the timetable changes in full:

Mondays to Fridays (peak) from 2 June 2024

Additional services:

•  07:08 Leigh-on-Sea to London Fenchurch Street service will call at all stations to Basildon, then West Ham, Limehouse and Fenchurch Street
• 07:45 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street will call at all stations to Chalkwell, then Basildon, West Horndon, Upminster, West Ham, Limehouse and Fenchurch Street

Changes to current services:

•  06:45 Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street will depart at 06:48, and no longer call at Pitsea, Basildon, West Ham or Limehouse
• 08:03 Leigh-on-Sea to Fenchurch Street will depart at 08:04, and no longer call at West Horndon

Mondays to Fridays (off-peak) from 2 June 2024

Additional services:

The following additional and amended services will call at all stations via Basildon, excluding West Horndon and Pitsea.

•  Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness: 09:19 and then every 30mins to 14:49, then 20:19 and every 30mins to 22:19
• 22:58 Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness
• Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street: 10:11 and then every 30mins to 15:11
• 18:47, 19:14, 19:42, 20:11, 20:41, 21:11 and 21:41 Shoeburyness to Fenchurch Street

Changes to current services

•  23:04 Fenchurch Street to Shoeburyness will depart at 23:15

For full timetable information (from 2 June) go to National Rail Enquiries.

 Commenting on the forthcoming timetable changes, c2c's Managing Director, Rob Mullen, said: "We continually review and monitor our passenger numbers, frequency and times of services and train capacities to ensure that we operate an efficient and reliable service which meets the needs of customers.

 "Our scheduling teams keep a close eye on passenger movements and changing travel patterns, and I am delighted that we are in a position where we can introduce two additional morning peak services, while also doubling the number of off-peak services we run between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness (via Basildon) each Monday to Friday.

 "The increase in the frequency of off-peak services - back to four trains per hour – means that many of our customers will have access to an additional 190 services each week."