Location Chafford Hundred Managed by c2c DfT category E Owner Network Rail | Grid reference TQ589787 Station code CFH Accessible Yes Number of platforms 1 | |
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Address Chafford Hundred, Grays RM16 6QQ, United Kingdom Similar Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays railway station, Ockendon railway station, Greenhithe railway station, Southend Central railway st | ||
Chafford Hundred Lakeside railway station is located on a single-track branch line of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the town of Chafford Hundred as well as Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex. It is 20 miles 77 chains (33.7 km) down-line from London Fenchurch Street via Upminster; it is situated between Ockendon and Grays. Its three-letter station code is CFH.
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The station has a single platform and was opened in 1993 by British Rail with the name Chafford Hundred. Today, all passenger train services are operated by c2c, which also manages the station. Although outside the London fare zones 1 to 6, the station became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network in 2010.
History
The single-track line through the area was opened in 1893 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) as part of a branch from Romford to Grays via Upminster. By the late 20th century service on the line had been reduced to a relatively infrequent shuttle between Upminster and Grays, calling at the only intermediate station at Ockendon.
Following the opening of Lakeside Shopping Centre in 1990 a new single-platform station was opened in 1993 by British Rail. Initially a free shuttle bus connected the station to the shopping centre, with a direct pedestrian bridge link replacing the bus in 2000. The shuttle train service was eventually extended beyond Upminster to Fenchurch Street in London and beyond Grays to Southend Central in Southend-on-Sea, with service frequency increased to two trains an hour in each direction.
Usage is moderate for a suburban station and increasing; to expand capacity the buildings were rebuilt in 2006. In 2013 the "Lakeside" suffix was added to the name to not only reflect its location in the town of Chafford Hundred but also its proximity to the shopping centre.
Services
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
Connections
Local buses 33 and X80 serve the station.