Upminster station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Upminster | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Havering | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | c2c | ||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 7 | ||
| National Rail | |||
| Station code | UPM | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
3.437 million * | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 6 | ||
| Annual entry/exit | 3.338 million † | ||
| History | |||
| 1885 1902 1905 1932 |
Opened by LT&SR District Line started District Line withdrawn District Line restarted |
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| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |||
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering.
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[edit] History
The station was opened in 1885 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway. It served as the original eastern District Line terminus from 1902.[1] Services were cut back to East Ham, and later Barking, when the line was electrified in 1905. Upminster was re-established as the eastern terminus when the electrification of the line was extended from Barking in 1932.[1]
The station was greatly expanded in 1932 and the main station buildings, the two footbridges and the buildings on the remaining platforms were constructed in typical 1930s style by the LMS. A further platform for services to Romford was a later addition. The main station building which gives access to Station Road and the taxi rank have been extensively redeveloped in contemporary style and include three units currently used as a W H Smith, a cobblers/dry cleaners and a tapas restaurant.
The station is the location of a London Underground signal box at the eastern end of the platforms and, several hundred yards east of the station, the modern signal control centre for all c2c operations on the line. [2]
The original Victorian station structures remaining on platform 1 have been refurbished and now serve as a second ticket office, toilets and waiting room with an exit to Station Approach and the station car park. The original platforms were linked by a subway which has since been abandoned.
[edit] Services
Upminster station is in Zone 6 and is managed by c2c. It is the easternmost station on the London Underground network and is located 16.6 miles (26.7 km) east north-east of Charing Cross and fifteen miles down line from Fenchurch Street.
The station is served by District Line and also by c2c and 'one' train services. The station has seven platforms. Platforms 1a, 1 & 2 are served by c2c services. Platforms 3, 4 & 5 are served by the District Line and platform 6 is served by 'one' services.
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to Fenchurch Street (c2c)
- 6tph to Richmond via Tower Hill (District Line)
- 6tph to Wimbledon via Tower Hill (District Line)
- 2tph to Romford via the Upminster-Romford branch line ('one')
- 4tph to Shoeburyness via Basildon (c2c)
- 2tph to Southend Central via Ockendon (c2c)
[edit] Ticket office and ticketing
The Station has two Ticket Offices that are both operated by c2c. The main Office is located on the main road, and the second Office is located on the side road that leads to the station car park.
The station mostly uses the TRIBUTE issuing system, but in order to be able to retail the Transport for London Oyster Cards, there were still two APTIS machines in use until 23 March 2007, which coincedentally were the last remaining APTIS machines to be in service anywhere on the National Rail network. c2c is in the process of testing a new system called FasTIS which, like TRIBUTE, is fully computer-based but which is able to sell Oyster. The system has already been approved for use at other National Rail stations in the Travelcard zonal area where Oyster card provision is required (mostly joint National Rail/TfL locations such as Gunnersbury and Willesden Junction). If the c2c trial is successful, the system will be expanded across the c2c network.
[edit] Location
- On the District Line it is the eastern terminus with Upminster Bridge the next station.
- On the c2c route it is at a junction between Barking and West Horndon or Ockendon.
- On the 'one' route it is the eastern terminus with Emerson Park the next station.
[edit] Transport connections
London Buses routes 248, 346, 347, 370, and 373 serve the site of the station.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Rose, D., The London Underground: A diagrammatic history, (1999)
- ^ c2c - Train name unites c2c and Network Rail
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Upminster station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Upminster station from Multimap.com
- Transport for London information for Upminster station
- Image of entrance on Station Road taken in 1935
| Previous station | London Underground | Next station | ||
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| District Line | Terminus | |||
| National Rail | ||||
| Emerson Park | 'one' Romford-Upminster Mondays-Saturdays only |
Terminus | ||
| Barking | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line via Basildon |
West Horndon | ||
| c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line via Grays |
Ockendon | |||
| Railway stations of London Central area | Greater London |
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| Managed by Network Rail: Cannon Street • Charing Cross • Euston • Fenchurch Street • King's Cross • Liverpool Street • London Bridge • Paddington • Victoria • Waterloo |
| Managed by train operator: Blackfriars • Marylebone • Moorgate • St Pancras |
| UK railway stations |
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