Stanford-le-Hope railway station

Stanford-le-Hope
Location
Place	Stanford-le-Hope
Local authority	Borough of Thurrock
Grid reference	TQ682822
Operations
Station code	SFO
Managed by	c2c
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	D
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	0.816 million
2005/06	0.802 million
2006/07	0.857 million
2007/08	0.939 million
2008/09	0.967 million
2009/10	0.923 million
2010/11	0.949 million
2011/12	0.951 million
2012/13	0.993 million
2013/14	0.998 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1854
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stanford-le-Hope from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Stanford-le-Hope railway station is on a loop line on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, serving the village of Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. It is 27 miles 13 chains (43.7 km) down-line from London Fenchurch Street via Rainham and it is situated between East Tilbury and Pitsea. Its three-letter station code is SFO.

It was opened on September 1854 with the name Horndon, when the line was extended to Low Street (now closed), terminating at Stanford-le-Hope until the next section of railway was opened a year later.^[1] The original station was constructed to the north of the London Road level crossing. The station was rebuilt during the 1960s immediately south of London Road by British Rail. The former station site is now the car-park.

Stanford-le-Hope is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at Barking and at the country end at Pitsea. The station and all trains serving it are operated by c2c.

Services

The typical off-peak service consists of:

• 2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch Street;
• 2 trains per hour to Southend Central.

References

1. White, H. P. (1987). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. 3: Greater London (3rd ed.). David St John Thomas.

External links

• Train times and station information for Stanford-le-Hope railway station from National Rail

Coordinates: 51°30′50″N 0°25′23″E / 51.514°N 0.423°E