Rainham railway station

Rainham

Station entrance
Rainham Location of Rainham in Greater London
Location	Rainham
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	c2c
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	RNM
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	[1]
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.739 million[2]
2005–06	0.741 million[2]
2006–07	1.752 million[2]
2007–08	1.825 million[2]
1854	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portal Coordinates: 51°31′01″N 0°11′26″E / 51.5169°N 0.1905°E / 51.5169; 0.1905

Rainham railway station is located in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering in northeast London, England. It is in London fare zone 6 and is managed, and passenger train services are provided, by c2c. The station was opened in 1854 as part of the original route of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and is 12.63 mi (20.33 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street. The station is also known as Rainham (Greater London)^[2] and Rainham (Essex)^[3] to distinguish it from Rainham railway station in Kent.

Services

Rainham is served solely by London, Tilbury and Southend Line trains heading inbound to Fenchurch Street in central London and outbound to Shoeburyness in eastern Essex. Inbound trains operate about every 30 minutes during off-peak hours and supplemented with trains running up to fifteen minutes apart during peak hours.^[4] Inbound trains take 27 minutes to reach Central London at an average of 28.1 mph (45.2 km/h) calling at all stations to London.^[4]

Outbound trains operate at 30-minute intervals during off-peak hours with supplementary service during peak hours, terminating at Grays, Pitsea, or Southend Central. Trains take 11 minutes to arrive at Grays at an average of 39.3 mph (63.2 km/h), 32 minutes to arrive at Pitsea at 37.2 mph (59.9 km/h), and 51 minutes to arrive at Southend Central at an average of 34.1 mph (54.9 km/h).^[4]

Location

The station is located on Ferry Lane, close to the junction with Wennington Road (the B1335). Major industrial works surround the station, as does Rainham Creek, a local industrial river. Access is provided from the station building to the Eastbound [out of London] platform: in order to access the London-bound platforms, a pedestrian bridge must be crossed. There are ticket barriers at the front entrance to the platform, restricting platform access to ticket-holders only. The station is served by London bus routes 103, 165, 287, 372, and school route 652.

A number of level crossings are situated on the line between Barking and Grays. The roads served by the crossings have now been severed by the High Speed 1 line between Ebbsfleet and London St Pancras, but the level crossings are still in situ, such as the one on Ferry Lane, Rainham. This can be used to access the London-bound platform. A number of footbridges and road bridges have been built to replace them.

Gallery

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  Platforms looking east, CTRL visible on right behind fencing, level crossing visible in distance

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  Platforms looking west

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  Platform signage at the station

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  Former level crossing on Ferry Lane, looking south. Now only used by pedestrians and "authorised vehicles". CTRL visible ahead, behind the fencing.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rainham (Essex) railway station

• Train times and station information for Rainham railway station (London) from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Dagenham Dock		c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line		Purfleet