Rochford railway station

Rochford
National Rail
The station in 2018
General information
LocationRochford, Rochford
England
Grid referenceTQ873904
ManagerGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRFD[1]
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Original company
Great Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1889Station opened[2]
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 0.190 million
2021/22Increase 0.458 million
2022/23Increase 0.575 million
2023/24Increase 0.634 million
2024/25Increase 0.671 million
Location
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

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

Passenger volume at Rochford[7]
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
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.

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 National Rail Following station
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]

References

  1. ↑ "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 198. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ↑ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (2025). Railway Track Diagrams; 2: Eastern (6th ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 11. ISBN 978 1999627188.
  4. 1 2 3 Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
  5. ↑ Notice: Colour light signalling between Wickford and Southend. London and North Eastern Railway (1938). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003) ISBN 1 85622 251 9
  6. ↑ "Rochford". Greater Anglia. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 005 (Network Rail)
  9. ↑ "Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership". Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
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