Stanford-le-Hope railway station

Stanford-le-Hope railway station is on a loop line on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the village of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. It is 27 miles 13 chains (43.7 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between East Tilbury and Pitsea. Its three-letter station code is SFO.

Stanford-le-Hope
Location	Stanford-le-Hope, Borough of Thurrock England
Grid reference	TQ682822
Managed by	c2c
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SFO
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	1854
Passengers
2014/15	1.030 million
2015/16	1.068 million
2016/17	1.135 million
2017/18	1.109 million
2018/19	1.130 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Nearby DP World London Gateway, while principality a deep-water port, is also a rail cargo terminus.[1][2] Stanford-le-Hope is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at Barking and at the country end at Pitsea. The station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c.

History

It was opened on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in September 1854 with the name Horndon. Trains from London terminated at Stanford-le-Hope until the next section of railway to the east opened a year later.[3] The original station building and up platform were constructed to the north of the London Road level crossing. The station was rebuilt during the 1960s immediately south of London Road by British Rail. The former station site is now the car-park.

Services

The typical off-peak service consists of:

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Fenchurch Street via Ockendon;
• 2 tph to Southend Central.

References

1. Dunne, John (10 April 2017). "First train from UK to China set to depart from Essex". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
2. "UK's Largest Container Railfreight Depot Just One Year From Opening". Rail.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
3. White, H. P. (1987). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. 3: Greater London (3rd ed.). David St John Thomas.

External links

• Train times and station information for Stanford-le-Hope railway station from National Rail