Benfleet railway station

Benfleet
Location
Place	South Benfleet
Local authority	Borough of Castle Point
Grid reference	TQ777859
Operations
Station code	BEF
Managed by	c2c
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	2.886 million
2011/12	3.547 million
2012/13	3.506 million
2013/14	3.401 million
2014/15	3.421 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1855
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Benfleet from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Benfleet railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 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.

It was opened in 1855.^[1] The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.

Description

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 two self-service ticket machines that accept cash or card payment.

Entry to the platforms is vis 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 also has four barriers.

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.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 6 tph (trains per hour) westbound towards London Fenchurch Street, of which:
  • 2 tph call at all stations via Basildon
  • 2 tph call at all stations via the Ockendon branch
  • 2 tph call at selected stations only
• 6 tph eastbound towards Shoeburyness, of which:
  • 2 tph terminate at Southend Central
  • 4 tph continue to Shoeburyness

References

1. James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Essex. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 192.

External links

• Train times and station information for Benfleet railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°32′38″N 0°33′43″E / 51.544°N 0.562°E