Rayleigh railway station
Railway station in Essex, England
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Rayleigh railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rayleigh, in Essex. It lies 33 miles 9 chains (53.29 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street, and is situated between Wickford to the west and Hockley to the east.[2] It is managed by Greater Anglia, who operate all services.
Rayleigh (RLG)  | |||||
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Rayleigh station in 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rayleigh, District of Rochford, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.589°N 0.601°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ802910 | ||||
| Manager | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RLG[1] | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  0.352 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  1.028 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.332 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.504 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1.553 million | ||||
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History
The line from Wickford to Southend, including Rayleigh station was opened on 1 October 1889, by the Great Eastern Railway.[3] There was a goods yard to the west of the station, on the 'up' (London-bound) side, including a goods shed and cattle pens.[4] There was a signal box on the 'down' platform, which was closed in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling.[5] Overhead electrification of the Shenfield–Southend line at 1.5 kV DC was completed on 31 December 1956; that was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC in January 1979.[4]
To the west of the station, there was a private halt called Bridge 774, which was used from May 1922 to April 1925 during construction work on the Southend Arterial Road.[4] To the east, there was a siding called Downhall, associated with a brickworks[4] which had been decommissioned by 1968.[6]
Facilities
It is a small station with a ticket office, although access to the platforms is available when it is closed through a gate to the left of the building. Outside the station, there is a taxi rank, a car park, bus stops and a newsagent.[7]
Passenger volume
| 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | |
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| Entries and exits | 1,903,443 | 1,649,475 | 924,509 | 930,096 | 952,914 | 877,142 | 920,500 | 935,328 | 978,788 | 1,035,008 | 1,864,064 | 1,949,600 | 1,819,832 | 1,310,666 | 1,832,722 | 1,660,412 | 352,356 | 1,027,610 | 1,332,392 | 1,504,388 | 1,552,860 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Service
Greater Anglia operates all trains serving the station.
The typical weekday off-peak service is three trains per hour in each direction between Southend Victoria and London Liverpool Street; services join the Great Eastern Main Line at Shenfield. At peak times, service frequencies are increased and calling patterns more varied.[9]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Wickford | Greater Anglia Shenfield–Southend line |
Hockley | ||
Community rail
The station, as with all other stations on the line, is a part of the Essex & Sourh Suffolk Community Rail Partnership.[10]
