Upminster   | |
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 Station entrance to Hall Lane and Station Road | |
  Upminster Location of Upminster in Greater London | |
| Location | Upminster |
| Local authority | London Borough of Havering |
| Managed by | c2c |
| Owner | |
| Station code | UPM |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 7 |
| Accessible | Yes (except platform 6)[1][2] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2020 |  2.44 million[3] |
| 2021 | 2.21 million[4] |
| 2022 |  3.77 million[5] |
| 2023 | 4.77 million[6] |
| 2024 | 4.68 million[7] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 | 1.786 million[8] |
| – interchange | 0.343 million[8] |
| 2021–22 | 3.711 million[8] |
| – interchange | 0.690 million[8] |
| 2022–23 | 4.406 million[8] |
| – interchange | 0.765 million[8] |
| 2023–24 | 4.613 million[8] |
| – interchange | 0.952 million[8] |
| 2024–25 | 5.021 million[8] |
| – interchange | 0.811 million[8] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1885 | Opened |
| 2 June 1902 | District line started |
| 30 September 1905 | District line withdrawn |
| 12 September 1932 | District line restarted |
| 1 January 1948 | Ownership transferred to British Railways |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′32″N0°15′04″E / 51.559°N 0.2511°E /51.559; 0.2511 |
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Upminster is aninterchange station in the town ofUpminster in theLondon Borough of Havering, East London. It is on theLondon, Tilbury and Southend line, 15 miles 20 chains (24.5 km) down the line fromFenchurch Street inCentral London. It is the eastern terminus of theDistrict line on theLondon Underground and the eastern terminus of theLiberty line on theLondon Overground. The station was originally opened on 1 May 1885 by theLondon, Tilbury and Southend Railway on a new direct route from London toSouthend that avoidedTilbury. It became a junction station in 1892 when a new branch line was opened toRomford. The station was expanded in 1932 by theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway with a new entrance and additional platforms constructed to serve the electricDistrict Railway local service which was extended fromBarking. The station was expanded again in 1957 and 1958, with a seventh platform added and the main station building given a new facade. The station is managed byc2c and is inLondon fare zone 6.
The original 1854 route of theLondon, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) avoided Upminster, passing much closer to theRiver Thames. The nearest station was atRainham.[9] Between 1885 and 1888 a new route authorised as theBarking and Pitsea Railway was constructed. It provided a direct service fromFenchurch Street to Southend, avoiding Tilbury.[10] Asod-cutting ceremony took place nearUpminster Windmill on 11 October 1883.[11] The George Hopkins designed station at Upminster opened as the temporary eastern terminus of the first section of the new line on 1 May 1885.[12][13] It was opened toEast Horndon on 1 May 1886 and through service to Southend commenced on 1 June 1888.[14]
The LTSR gained powers to build a branch line fromRomford toGrays via Upminster in 1883.[15] The Upminster–Grays section was opened on 1 July 1892 and the Romford–Upminster section opened on 7 June 1893.[16] TheWhitechapel and Bow Railway opened on 2 June 1902 and allowed through services of theDistrict Railway to operate to Upminster.[17] The District converted to electric trains on 30 September 1905 and services were cut back toEast Ham.[a][19] Upminster was served by regular daily District/LTSR through trains from June 1912 to September 1932, changing from electric District to steam LTSR locomotives at Barking.[20]
Delayed byWorld War I, electrified tracks were extended by theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) to Upminster andthrough services resumed in 1932.[10][21][22] The expanded station was built to the designs of LMS architectWilliam Henry Hamlyn, drawing inspiration fromLondon Underground station architecture.[23] Electric train service was initially a train every 10 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes off-peak.[24]
The District Railway was incorporated intoLondon Transport in 1933, and became known as theDistrict line.[25] Afternationalisation of the railways in 1948, management of Upminster station passed toBritish Railways.[26] The main station building was enlarged in 1958.[27] In order to completely separate District line services from British Railways, the Romford–Grays line was split into two distinct branches terminating at Upminster. To facilitate this, platform 6 was opened on 20 May 1957 next to an existing track that was previously used as a siding.[27][28]
TheLondon, Tilbury and Southend line was run by a private operator from 26 May 1996, initially known asLTS Rail.[29] The secondary entrance was refurbished in 2018 and the main entrance in 2019.[30][31] Part of the eastern footbridge was refurbished in 2023.[32] The London Overground service at the station was rebranded as theLiberty line from November 2024.[33] Private operation of the London, Tilbury and Southend line byTrenitalia c2c ceased on 20 July 2025, with the new publicly owned operatorc2c taking over.[34]
The station consists of seven platforms on an east–west alignment.[35] Platform 1A, the southernmost, is a short east-facingbay that can only be accessed by trains from the Grays branch.[36] Platform 1, served by theup line to Fenchurch Street, is directly to the north.[28] Platform 2, served by the down line to Southend, shares anisland with platform 3, one of three with access toUpminster Depot for the London Underground service.[28] Platforms 4 and 5, also for the London Underground, form an island to the north. Platform 6, the northernmost, is aside platform for London Overground service.[28]
The main station entrance to Station Road and Hall Lane is located on a bridge over the railway lines.[37] A unified facade with the 1958 building extension to the north hides features of theinterwar architecture here.[27] The station buildings on platform 1, with secondary entrance to Station Approach, are the remainingVictorian architecture from the opening of the station by the LTSR in 1885.[37] The station building design was originally intended forHornchurch but a change of plans saw it employed at Upminster.[38] The three interconnected red brick buildings, each with their own timbergable roofs, are substantially as constructed but now with a modernised entrance and interiors. Blue/black brick forms a decorative stripe and the pointed arch windows are surrounded by yellow brick.[13] The original exterior station canopy has been removed.[38] There is a stillin situ, but abandoned since 1932, subway connection between platforms 1/1A and 2/3 that is an original feature of the station.[37] There is a public toilet in the platform 1 station building.[39]
The western covered footbridge, buildings and canopies on platforms 2/3 and 4/5 date from the 1932 LMS expansion for District Railway electric service and are similar to theArt Deco island platform buildings at Upney and Dagenham Heathway.[37] The second, uncovered, eastern footbridge dates from 1935. It was added to improve circulation for interchange passengers.[27] Platform 6 and the covered footbridge connection are ofEastern Region of British Railways architecture contemporary with the late 1950s.[27] Platform 6 does not connect to the eastern footbridge and does not have step-free access.[2] All other platforms have step-free access to the street.[1]
The station is situated within the suburban town ofUpminster. It has entrances to Station Lane/Hall Lane and Station Approach in theLondon Borough of Havering. To the south of the station is a shopping area surrounded by extensive residential development.[40] Upminster is the easternmost station on the London Underground network as well as the easternmostNational Rail station in London.[41] On theLondon, Tilbury and Southend line it is 15 miles 20 chains (24.5 km) down the line fromFenchurch Street.[42] The station is served byLondon Buses routes248,346,370,646 and652.[43]
Upminster station is managed byc2c. It is inLondon fare zone 6. The typical off-peak c2c service from the station is 6 trains per hour toFenchurch Street, 4 toShoeburyness via Basildon[b] and 2 toSouthend Central via Ockendon.[44]
The typical off-peakDistrict line service from the station is 12 trains per hour toEarl's Court, of which six continue toEaling Broadway and six continue toRichmond.[45] The typical off-peakLiberty line service is two trains per hour toRomford.[46]
providing convenience goods and services, and social infrastructure for more local communities and accessible by public transport, walking and cycling. Typically, they contain 5,000–50,000 sqm of retail, leisure and service floorspace. Some District centres have developed specialist shopping functions.
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 Exterior of Upminster, LMS station, 1935 | |
| Exterior of Upminster, British Railways station, 1957 |
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