Rayleigh railway station

Rayleigh
265px Rayleigh railway station in 2006
Location
Place	Rayleigh
Local authority	Rochford
Coordinates
Grid reference	TQ802910
Operations
Station code	RLG
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	1.903 million
2005/06	1.649 million
2006/07	0.925 million
2007/08	0.930 million
2008/09	0.959 million
2009/10	0.877 million
2010/11	0.920 million
2011/12	0.935 million
2012/13	0.979 million
2013/14	1.035 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1 October 1889 (1 October 1889)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rayleigh from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
UK Railways portal

Rayleigh railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rayleigh, Essex. It is 33 miles 9 chains (53.3 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Wickford and Hockley. Its three-letter station code is RLG.

The station was opened in 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station.

Rayleigh is a small station with a ticket office but no barriers. When the ticket office is closed, access to the platforms is available through a gate to the left of the building. Outside the station there is a taxi rank, car park, bus stops and a newsagent. The town centre is a short, uphill walk from the station.

The typical off-peak service is of three trains per hour to Southend Victoria and three to Liverpool Street (services join the Great Eastern Main Line for London at Shenfield).

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wickford		Abellio Greater Anglia Shenfield to Southend Line		Hockley