Grays railway station

Grays
265px Main building, London-bound side
Grays Location of Grays in Essex
Location	Grays
Local authority	Thurrock
Managed by	c2c
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	GRY
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	G
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	2.374 million
2005–06	2.381 million
2006–07	2.600 million
2007–08	2.884 million
2008–09	2.862 million
2009–10	2.788 million
2010–11	2.835 million
2011–12	2.972 million
2012–13	3.091 million
2013–14	3.224 million
Key dates
1854 (1854)	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
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Grays railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line serving the town of Grays, Essex. It is 19 miles 70 chains (32.0 km) down-line from London Fenchurch Street and is located at the junction where a branch line from Upminster via Ockendon re-joins the route via Rainham. Its three-letter station code is GRY.

It was opened in 1854. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c. Although outside the London fare zones, the station became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network in 2010.

History

It was opened in 1854 on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Until the early 1900s the station was known as Grays Thurrock.

In 2005 the station environment was refurbished, in particular the subway linking the platforms, and the surrounding highway infrastructure. In January 2006 the footbridge linking Grays High Street at either side of the railway was declared unsafe and closed due to structural problems with the supports and bracing, which had to be temporarily supported with scaffolding underneath the stair flights. A hoarding was subsequently erected on this scaffolding. The footbridge reopened in May 2006. Works to replace the stair flights have been completed. Although located at the end of the platforms, there is no station access at this point.

During 2008 and 2009 the four-carriage bay platform was extended to hold eight-coach trains. From 2011 to 2012 the through platforms were extended to receive 12-coach trains.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound towards London Fenchurch Street, of which:
  • 2 tph via Rainham;
  • 2 tph via the Ockendon branch.
• 2 tph eastbound towards Southend Central.

Connections

Local bus routes 22, 22A, 25, 33, 44, 66, 73, 73A, 83, 88, 100, 100X, 200, 200X, 201, 265, 268, 269, and 374 all serve the station.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chafford Hundred Lakeside		c2c LTSR via Ockendon		Tilbury Town
Purfleet		c2c LTSR via Rainham		Terminus