Rochford railway station
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Rochford Greater Anglia | |||||
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| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RFD | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1889 | Station opened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.616 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.598 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.190 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.458 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.575 million | ||||
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Rochford railway station is on the
History
The line from Wickford to Southend and Rochford station were opened on 1 October 1889.[2] There was formerly a signal box at the station, this was decommissioned in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling.[3] There was a goods yard on the west side of the station, it was closed on 5 June 1967.[2] Electrification of the Shenfield to Southend Victoria line using 1.5 kV DC overhead line electrification (OLE) was completed on 31 December 1956. This was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC on 25 January 1979.[2]
Services
The station is currently managed by
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).
References
- ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ISBN 1 85622 251 9
External links
- Train times and station information for Rochford railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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Hockley
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Shenfield to Southend Line
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Southend Airport | ||
51°34′55″N 0°42′07″E / 51.582°N 0.702°E
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