Southminster railway station
Southminster  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Southminster |
| Local authority | Maldon |
| Coordinates | 51°39′36″N 0°50′02″E / 51.66006°N 0.83386°ECoordinates: 51°39′36″N 0°50′02″E / 51.66006°N 0.83386°E |
| Grid reference | TQ961995 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SMN |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.136 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.135 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.134 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.126 million |
| 2008/09 |
 0.129 million |
| 2009/10 |
 0.129 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.142 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.132 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.134 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Southminster from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Southminster railway station serves the small town of Southminster in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. It is the eastern terminus of the Crouch Valley Line.
History
The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 1 July 1889.
The branch was electrified in 1986.
Rolling stock since electrification
Rolling stock used since electrification has been a mixture of 302 and 305 slam door stock, and 315s and 321s with sliding doors.
Nowadays, the most common stock used are the Southend based class 321 EMUs, built by BREL York, and first introduced in 1988.
Services
As of May 2011 the typical off-peak service is one train every 40 minutes to Wickford.[1]
During peak times, train services will run all the way to and from Billericay, Shenfield and London Liverpool Street. Peak services are increased to one train per hour.
Freight
A nuclear flask handling facility operated south of the station during the operation and decommissioning of Bradwell nuclear power station.[2]
References
- ↑ May 2011 timetable National Express
- ↑ "Essex Family History - Bradwell Nuclear Power Station". Retrieved 15 April 2011.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Southminster railway station. |
- Map sources for Southminster railway station
- Train times and station information for Southminster railway station from National Rail
- History of the Crouch Valley Line
- Local information about Crouch Valley Line
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham-on-Crouch | Abellio Greater Anglia Crouch Valley Line |
Terminus | ||