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  Upminster
Location of Upminster in Greater London |
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| Location | Upminster |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Havering |
| Managed by | c2c |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | UPM |
| Platforms in use | 7 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| NR 2004/5 usage | 3.438 million[1] |
| NR 2005/6 usage | 3.331 million[1] |
| NR 2006/7 usage | 2.538 million[1] |
| NR 2007/8 usage | 2.617 million[1] |
| LUL 2004 usage | 3.338 million[2] |
| LUL 2007 usage | 4.569 million[2] |
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| 1885 | Opened by LT&SR |
| 1902 | District Line started |
| 1905 | District Line withdrawn |
| 1932 | District Line restarted |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Facilities |
Coordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°15′04″E / 51.559°N 0.2511°E
Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering and in Travelcard Zone 6. Located 16 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is the easternmost station on the London Underground network and the eastern terminus of the District line service. The station is owned by Network Rail and is managed by the c2c train operating company; who provide train services on the London-Tilbury-Southend route from Fenchurch Street, 15 miles (24 km) up the line. It is also the eastern terminus of a shuttle service to Romford provided by National Express East Anglia. The station has seven platforms and two entrances; one from the Victorian era and another built by the LMS in the 1930s and extensively refurbished.
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History
The station was opened in 1885 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) on a new direct route from London to Southend, avoiding Tilbury. It served as the eastern District line terminus from 1902,[3] when the opening of the Whitechapel & Bow Railway enabled the trains of the Metropolitan District Railway to operate over the tracks of the LT&SR.[4] When the District line was electrified in 1905, services were cut back to East Ham, and later Barking. Upminster was re-established as the eastern terminus in 1932[3] when the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) constructed an additional pair of tracks from Barking, which were fourth-rail electrified.
Architecture
The station was greatly expanded in 1932 by the LMS and the main station buildings, the two footbridges and the buildings on the remaining platforms were constructed in typical 1930s style. A further platform for services to Romford was a later addition. The main station building which gives access to Station Road and the taxi rank have been extensively redeveloped in contemporary style and include three units currently used as a WH Smith, a cobbler/dry cleaner and an Italian restaurant. The original Victorian station structures remaining on platform 1 have been refurbished and now serve as a second ticket office, toilets and waiting room with an exit to Station Approach and the station car park. The original platforms were linked by a subway which has since been abandoned.
Services
Platforms 1a, 1 & 2 are served by c2c services. Platforms 3, 4 & 5 are served by the District Line, and platform 6 is served by National Express East Anglia services. The next station westbound on the District Line is Upminster Bridge.
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to Fenchurch Street (c2c)
- 6tph to Richmond via Tower Hill (District Line)
- 6tph to Wimbledon via Tower Hill (District Line)
- 2tph to Romford via the Upminster-Romford branch line (National Express East Anglia)
- 4tph to Shoeburyness via Basildon (c2c)
- 2tph to Southend Central via Ockendon (c2c)
Ticket office and ticketing
The Station has two Ticket Offices that are both operated by c2c. The main Office is located on the main road, and the second Office is located on the side road that leads to the station car park. The station mostly uses the TRIBUTE issuing system, but in order to be able to retail the Transport for London Oyster Cards, there were still two APTIS machines in use until 23 March 2007, which were the last remaining APTIS machines to be in service anywhere on the National Rail network. c2c is in the process of testing a new system called FasTIS which, like TRIBUTE, is fully computer-based but which is able to sell Oyster. The system has already been approved for use at other National Rail stations in the Travelcard zonal area where Oyster card provision is required (mostly joint National Rail/TfL locations such as Gunnersbury and Willesden Junction). If the trial is successful, the system will be expanded across the c2c network.
Infrastructure
The station is the location of a London Underground signal box at the eastern end of the platforms and, several hundred yards east of the station, the modern signal control centre for all c2c operations on the line.[5]
Gallery
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Upminster railway station |
 c2c westbound platform 1 looking east. |
 c2c eastbound platform 2 looking west. |
 District line platform 3 looking west. A train has just departed platform 4 on the right. |
 District platforms 3 (right) and 4 looking east. Despite being effectively bays, the platforms have through running to the depot out of shot. Platform 5 on the far left also has through running. |
 District line platform 5 looking west, with D78 stock train awaiting departure. The bay platform 6 used by the Romford shuttle (operated by National Express East Anglia) is visible on the right. |
 Bay platform 1a is used by some Ockendon line services starting/terminating at Upminster. View looking west to buffers. |
 Bay platform 1a looking east. |
 Platform signage. |
 Exit on the London-bound side, on Station Approach. |
 London Underground signal box. |
References
- ^ a b c d Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Upminster station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
- ^ a b Transport for London - London Underground performance update
- ^ a b Rose, D., The London Underground: A diagrammatic history, (1999)
- ^ Wolmar, C., Subterranean Railway, (2004)
- ^ c2c - Train name unites c2c and Network Rail
External links
- Train times and station information for Upminster station from National Rail
- Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
- Transport for London information for Upminster station
- c2c information for Upminster station
- Image of entrance on Station Road taken in 1935
Connections
London Buses routes 55, 248, 346, 347 and 370 serve the station.
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| Barking | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
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| Emerson Park | National Express East Anglia Romford-Upminster Mondays-Saturdays only |
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