Ockendon railway station


Ockendon railway station is located on a passing loop on a single-track branch line of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the town of South Ockendon, Essex. It is down the line from London Fenchurch Street via ; the following station on the branch is. Its three-letter station code is OCK.
The station was opened in 1892 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Today, all passenger train services are operated by c2c, which also manages the station. Although the station is outside the London fare zones 1 to 6, it became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network in 2010.

History

The single-track line through the area was opened in 1892 by the LTSR as part of a branch from to via. By the late 20th century, service on the line had been reduced to a relatively infrequent shuttle between Upminster and Grays. However, service levels increased following the opening of a new station on the branch at Chafford Hundred and the shuttle train service was eventually extended beyond Upminster to in London and beyond Grays to in Southend-on-Sea.

Services

The station has two platforms. The typical off-peak service pattern is two trains per hour westbound to and two eastbound to.

Connections

Local buses 11, 12, 269 and London Buses route 347 serve the station.