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Rochford  | |||||
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 The station in 2017 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rochford,Rochford England | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ873904 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RFD | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1889 | Station opened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.598 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.190 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.458 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.575 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.634 million | ||||
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Rochford railway station is on theShenfield to Southend Line in theEast of England, serving the town ofRochford, Essex. It is 38 miles 54 chains (62.24 km) down the line fromLondon Liverpool Street and is situated betweenHockley andSouthend Airport stations. TheEngineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is RFD. The platforms have an operational length for 12-coach trains.
The line from Wickford to Southend and Rochford station were opened on 1 October 1889.[2] There was formerly a signal box at the station, this was decommissioned in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling.[3] There was a goods yard on the west side of the station, it was closed on 5 June 1967.[2] Electrification of the Shenfield to Southend Victoria line using 1.5 kV DC overhead line electrification (OLE) was completed on 31 December 1956. This was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC on 25 January 1979.[2]
The station is currently managed byGreater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. Rochford was formerly the closest railway station toSouthend Airport until the airport's own dedicated station opened in 2011.
The typical off-peak service is of three trains per hour toSouthend Victoria and three to Liverpool Street (services join theGreat Eastern Main Line for London atShenfield).
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hockley | Greater Anglia Shenfield to Southend Line | Southend Airport | ||
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