Benfleet railway station
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Benfleet  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | South Benfleet, Borough of Castle Point England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ777859 | ||||
| Managed by | c2c | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BEF | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1855 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  3.534 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.927 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  2.060 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2.398 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2.358 million | ||||
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Benfleet is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the towns of South Benfleet and Canvey Island, Essex. It is 29 miles 11 chains (46.9 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street via Basildon and it is situated between Pitsea to the west and Leigh-on-Sea to the east. Its three-letter station code is BEF. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
History
[edit]It was opened in 1855.[1] The station roof and canopy were destroyed during the Great storm of 1987.[2]
The Whitechapel and Bow Railway, opened in 1902, permitted through trains to operate from the District Railway on to the LTSR. This was initially used for inner suburban District Railway trains that did not go beyond Upminster.[3] In 1909 and 1910 trial joint through services were run from Ealing Broadway to Southend, changing from electric District to steam LTSR locomotives en route. This became a regular timetable in 1911. The service ended on 11 September 1939.[4]
Description
[edit]The station is located between Ferry Road and Station Road with the main building located on the Ferry Road side. This houses the ticket office. The ticket office has four serving positions. The station also has 3 self-service ticket machines that accept cash or card payment.
Entry to the platforms is via four automatic ticket gates. On the Station Road side of the building there is a secondary entrance which is open during the weekday peak periods; this has three barriers and the fourth self-service ticket machine.
The two platforms are reached by fixed staircases. Step-free access is provided to and from both platforms by the use of automatic gates located at the country-end of the platforms.
In 2007 the ticket office was refurbished, and a new front ticket office counter was built. It has one lower ticket office window for wheelchair users.
There was formerly a siding to the east of the station on the 'up' London bound side, this was extant in 1969.[5]
Services
[edit]As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:[6]
- 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
- 2 tph westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Tilbury Town and Ockendon
- 6 tph eastbound to Southend Central, of which 4 tph continue to Shoeburyness
References
[edit]- ^ James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Essex. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 192.
- ^ "The big storm". Rail. No. 76. January 1988. p. 14.
- ^ Horne, Mike A. C. (2019). London's District Railway: A History of the Metropolitan District Railway Company. Twentieth Century. Volume two. Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85414-430-0.
- ^ Kay, Peter (2010). The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway: A History of the Company and Line. 1912-1939, the Midland and LMS years. vol. 3. Wivenhoe: Peter Kay. ISBN 978-1-899890-43-9.
- ^ Route training manual: London, Tilbury & Southend Lines, British Rail Eastern Region (November 1969). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003)
- ^ "c2c Train Times" (PDF). c2c. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Benfleet railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Pitsea | c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line |
Leigh-on-Sea | ||