Transport Essex

london stansted airport, in north west of county

the main airport in essex london stansted airport, serving destinations in europe, north africa , asia. conservative-liberal democrat coalition government formed in may 2010 agreed not allow further runway until set time period, curtailing operator s ambitions expansion. london southend airport, once 1 of britain s busiest airports, opened new runway extension, terminal building , railway station in march 2012. has station on shenfield southend line, direct link london.

southend airport has scheduled flights ireland, channel islands , multiple destinations in europe. essex has several smaller airfields, of owe origins military bases built during world war or world war ii, giving pleasure flights or flying lessons; these include clacton airfield, earls colne airfield, , stapleford aerodrome.

the port of tilbury 1 of britain s 3 major ports, while port of harwich has passenger , freight services hook of holland , freight service europoort. service esbjerg, denmark ceased in september 2014 , earlier service cuxhaven in germany discontinued in december 2005.

the uk s largest container terminal london gateway @ shell haven in thurrock partly opened in november 2013; final completion date yet confirmed. port opposed local authority , environmental , wildlife organisations.

queen elizabeth ii bridge spanning thames west thurrock, essex, dartford, kent

east of dartford road crossing dartford, kent, across thames estuary, pedestrians ferry gravesend, kent operates tilbury during limited daily hours, , there pedestrian ferries across of essex s rivers , estuaries in spring , summer. m25 , m11 motorway both cross county in extreme south , west, enabling regular commuting to/from parts of county kent, hertfordshire , cambridge. a127 , a13 trunk roads important radial routes connecting london , m25 south of essex. a12 runs across county south west north east , carries traffic not within essex between london , suffolk, east norfolk , ports of felixstowe , harwich.

rail goods have several ports , dedicated lines within essex.

much of essex lies within london commuter belt. abellio greater anglia (run abellio, international arm of nederlandse spoorwegen) key railway operator in county, providing commuter services london liverpool street , regional services throughout east of england. main railway routes in essex include:

three lines city of london southend-on-sea: 2 operated c2c fenchurch street railway station (one route via tilbury) , abellio greater anglia liverpool street station;
the great eastern main line liverpool street suffolk , norfolk , international port @ harwich international;
the west anglia main line liverpool street london stansted airport , onward cambridgeshire.

the southernmost part of epping forest district served london underground central line. routes operated abellio greater anglia operated national express east anglia , branded 1 . branch lines include:

the sunshine coast line linking colchester seaside resorts of clacton-on-sea , walton-on-the-naze via picturesque towns of wivenhoe , great bentley.
the crouch valley line linking wickford southminster via riverside communities including south woodham ferrers , burnham-on-crouch.

south essex rapid transit proposed public transport scheme provide fast, reliable public transport service in , between thurrock, basildon , southend.