The Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge railway in the English city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. It runs for 1.25 miles (2.0 km) along the 1.34-mile (2.16 km) length of Southend Pier, providing public passenger transport from the shore to the pier head.

Southend Pier is the city’s most treasured, historical icon as well as being the longest pleasure pier in the world. It stretches for 1.33 miles out into the Thames Estuary, putting Southend on the map as well as into the record books.

The Southend Pier Railway, opened in the early 1890s, was the first pier railway in the country. The pier played a role through both of the world wars, such as during World War I when ships housing German prisoners of war were moored off the pierhead.

Southend Pier Railway is a 3 ft narrow gauge railway that runs for 1.25 miles along the length of Southend Pier, providing passenger transport from the shore to the Pier Head. Pier trains run on a half hourly basis, at the hour and 30 minutes past the hour from 10:30am.

Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 1.34 miles into the Thames Estuary, it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. Sir John Betjeman once said that "the Pier is Southend, Southend is the Pier". The pier is a Grade II listed building.

Trains run every half an hour or so from 10.15 am in the morning until last entry at 8 pm at night. Although the last admission is one hour before the pier closes. Southend Pier Museum. There is a small pier museum which is located at the shore end of Southend Pier near the gift shop.

Steeped in history the pier is a must-see attraction when in Southend. Visitors have the option to take the train or take a wander down the walkway. There’s plenty to see and do once you arrive at the pier head.

2019年8月29日 · In the United Kingdom resort town Southend-on-Sea, visitors are more than welcome to walk the entire length of Southend Pier, the longest pleasure pier in the world—but most opt to ride the...

At 2158 metres / 2360 yards it is the longest pleasure pier in the world. The seaside piers around the coast of Britain are a powerful reminder of the achievements of Victorian engineers. The modern Pier Railway follows the route of the first Pier Railway in the world.

By 1891 the pier railway ran the full length of the pier and carriages were in use. The pier's first extension was completed in November 1897 and formally opened in January 1898 making it the longest pleasure pier in the world at 1.3 miles long (7080ft).