Benfleet railway station
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| Benfleet | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | South Benfleet | ||
| Local authority | Castle Point | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | c2c | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1856 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
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Benfleet railway station seves the town of South Benfleet in Essex, England. It is also the closest station to Canvey Island. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by c2c.
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[edit] Facilities
The station is situated between Ferry Road and Station Road with the main building is on the Ferry Road side. This houses the ticket office. Entry and exit to the platforms is provided by four automatic ticket gates. On the Station Road side of the building is a secondary entrance/exit which is used Monday - Friday during the AM and PM peak period, this is also has four gates.
The two platforms are reached by fixed staircases. The station has customer toilets including a disabled toilet. The cafe on platform 1 is open during the AM peak period. The ticket office is open Monday - Saturday 05.15 - 22.00 and Sunday 06.15 - 22.00. It has four serving positions and uses the Tribute ticket issuing system. The station also has two Avantix self service ticket machines, a fast ticket machine and a PERTIS machine.
[edit] The future
On the 30th January 2007 the Ticket Office was closed for refurbishment work to be undertaken. The refurbishment is set to be completed by the end of March 2007 and will see a new front ticket office counter, which will include one lower ticket office window for wheelchair Customers. Within the office itslef, a new staff restroom will be built and the staff toilets will also see a refurbishment.
[edit] Services
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) westbound to Fenchurch Street, of which:
- 2tph do not stop at Pitsea, West Horndon or Limehouse
- 2tph call at all stations via Basildon
- 2tph take the longer route via Ockendon
- 6tph eastbound to Southend Central of which:
- 2tph terminate at Southend Central
- 4tph continue to Shoeburyness
[edit] Local public transport links
Ferry Road has bus stops serving Canvey Island and Benfleet. The station also has a large taxi rank located on the Station Road side of the building.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Benfleet railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Benfleet railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitsea | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
Leigh-on-Sea | ||
