Benfleet railway station
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| Benfleet | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | South Benfleet | ||
| Local authority | Castle Point | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BEF | ||
| Managed by | c2c | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 2.447 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 2.448 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1856 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Benfleet from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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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 located 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 and a Fast Ticket machine.
Step-free access is provided to and from both Platforms by the use of Automatic Gates located at the Leigh on Sea end of the Platforms.
[edit] Refurbishment
On the 30th January 2007 the Ticket Office closed for refurbishment work to be undertaken. The refurbishment was completed on Monday 19th March 2007. The work saw the construction of a new front ticket office counter, which includes one lower ticket office window for wheelchair Customers. Within the office itself, a new staff restroom was built and the staff toilets were also refurbished.
[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
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitsea | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
Leigh-on-Sea | ||
[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
