Station code SOF DfT category C2 Opened 1 July 1889 | Grid reference TQ804977 Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia 2011/12 0.538 million Number of platforms 1 | |
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Similar North Fambridge railway st, Battlesbridge railway station, Wickford railway station, Maldon West railway st, Cold Norton railway st | ||
South woodham ferrers railway station top 6 facts
South Woodham Ferrers railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the town of South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It is 34 miles (55 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Battlesbridge and North Fambridge. Its three-letter station code is SOF.
Today the station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of one westbound train every 40 minutes to Wickford and one eastbound train every 40 minutes to Southminster, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from Shenfield and/or London Liverpool Street via the Great Eastern Main Line.
South Woodham Ferrers was also once a junction for a former branch line to Maldon West, which closed in 1953. When the station was opened in 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway it was intended to serve the nearby village of Woodham Ferrers, despite being located a few miles to the south. However, with subsequent development of the surrounding area into the new, and much larger, town of South Woodham Ferrers, the station now serves both. The station's name was changed from Woodham Ferrers to South Woodham Ferrers in May 2007.