Hockley railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the village of Hockley, Essex. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. There are two crossovers at the east end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line is blocked in either direction. It is managed by Greater Anglia, who operate all services.

History

The line from Wickford to Southend (including Hockley station) were opened on 1 October 1889. There was a signal box on the down platform, this was decommissioned in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling on the line between Wickford and Southend.Notice: Colour light signalling between Wickford and Southend. London and North Eastern Railway (1938). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003) Freight traffic ceased on 5 June 1967.

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 in January 1979.

Facilities The station has a car park and cycle storage, a ticket machine and ticket office, a waiting room, a coffee stand, and live departure screens.

Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Hockley2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits968,747930,154591,757530,923545,868537,712541,328523,382556,714590,514968,6901,034,488960,116718,932724,288978,212247,272630,040770,184831,862818,190 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services The station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of three trains per hour to and three to Liverpool Street (services join the Great Eastern Main Line for London at ).eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 005 (Network Rail)

Community rail The station, as with all stations on the line, is part of the Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership.

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