Upminster station

Upminster

Class 357 and D78 Stock trains await departure
Upminster Location of Upminster in Greater London
Location	Upminster
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	c2c
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	UPM
Number of platforms	7
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2009	4.427 million[1]
2010	4.430 million[2]
2011	4.556 million[3]
2012	4.73 million[3]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	2.555 million[4]
2009–10	3.018 million[4]
2010–11	3.992 million[4]
2011-12	4.191 million[4]
Original company	London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1885	Opened
1902	District line started
1905	District Line withdrawn
1932	District Line restarted
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°15′04″E / 51.559°N 0.2511°E / 51.559; 0.2511

Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail interchange station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering and in London fare zone 6. Located 16 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is the easternmost station on the London Underground network and the eastern terminus of the District line service. The station is owned by Network Rail and is managed by the c2c train operating company; who provide train services on the London–Tilbury–Southend route from Fenchurch Street, 15 miles (24 km) up the line. It is also the eastern terminus of a shuttle service to Romford operated by Greater Anglia. The station opened to the public on Friday 1 May 1885. The station has seven platforms and two entrances; one constructed in the Victorian era and another built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1932, that has been extensively modernised.

History

The London Tilbury and Southend Railway connected London with Tilbury in 1854 and with Southend in 1856. The route to Southend was not direct, taking a considerable diversion in order to serve the port at Tilbury. Between 1885 and 1888 a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea was constructed, with the station at Upminster opening in 1885. The next station to the east was East Horndon and to the west was Hornchurch. The Whitechapel and Bow Railway opened in 1902 and allowed through services of the Metropolitan District Railway to operate over the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway tracks to Upminster. The District Railway converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were lost at Upminster when they were cut back to East Ham.^[5] Branches were opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway to Grays in 1892 and Romford in 1893. The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway was purchased by the Midland Railway in 1912 and was amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923.

The District Railway electric service extended eastward towards Upminster as far as Barking in 1908. Delayed by World War I,^[6] an additional pair of electrified tracks were extended by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and services of the District resumed at Upminster in 1932.^[5][7] The District Railway was incorporated into London Transport in 1933, and became known as the District line. A new station at Upminster Bridge became the next station to the west in 1934.

After nationalisation of the railways in 1948 management of the station passed to British Railways.

Design

The station was greatly expanded in 1932 by the LMS and the main station buildings, the two footbridges and the buildings on the remaining platforms were constructed in typical 1930s style. 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, has been extensively redeveloped in contemporary style and includes three units currently used as a WH Smith, a cobbler/dry cleaner and a bar called 'Platform 7'. 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.

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.^[8]

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.

Services

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 Greater Anglia services. The next station westbound on the District Line is Upminster Bridge.

The typical off-peak trains per hour (tph) service frequency is:

• National Rail:
  • 6tph to London Fenchurch Street (c2c)
  • 4tph to Shoeburyness via Basildon (c2c)
  • 2tph to Southend Central via Ockendon (c2c)
  • 2tph to Romford (Greater Anglia)
• London Underground:
  • 6tph to Richmond (District line)
  • 6tph to Wimbledon (District line)

Location

London Buses routes 248, 346, 347 and 370 serve the station. London Service Permit routes 26 and 848 also serve the station.^[9]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Upminster railway station.

• Train times and station information for Upminster station from National Rail

• London Transport Museum - Photographic collection images
• c2c information for Upminster station

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Upminster Bridge towards Wimbledon, Richmond or Ealing Broadway		District line		Terminus
	National Rail
Barking		c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line		West Horndon
		c2c Upminster to Grays line		Ockendon
Emerson Park		Greater Anglia Romford-Upminster Mondays-Saturdays only		Terminus

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