Rochford railway station
Railway station in Essex, England
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Rochford railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rochford, Essex. It is 38 miles 54 chains (62.24 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hockley and Southend Airport stations.[3] It is managed by Greater Anglia, who operate all services.
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Rochford  | |||||
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The station in 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rochford, Rochford England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ873904 | ||||
| Manager | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RFD[1] | ||||
| 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[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  0.190 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.458 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.575 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.634 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.671 million | ||||
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History
The line from Wickford to Southend (including Rochford station) was opened on 1 October 1889.[4] There was formerly a signal box at the station, this was decommissioned in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling.[5] There was a goods yard on the west side of the station, it was closed on 5 June 1967.[4] 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.[4]
Facilities
The station has a car park and cycle storage, a ticket machine and ticket office, a waiting room, a cafe, and live departure screens.[6]
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 | 461,413 | 513,118 | 458,758 | 440,288 | 462,680 | 432,474 | 438,818 | 409,462 | 424,448 | 438,494 | 700,214 | 596,634 | 566,656 | 483,300 | 615,582 | 597,582 | 189,916 | 458,118 | 574,674 | 633,798 | 671,248 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services
Rochford was formerly the closest railway station to Southend Airport until the airport's own dedicated station opened in 2011.[citation needed]
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).[8]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Hockley | Greater Anglia Shenfield–Southend line |
Southend Airport | ||
Community rail
The station, as with all stations on the line, is part of the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership.[9]
