Rayleigh railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rayleigh, in Essex. It lies down the line from , and is situated between to the west and to the east. It is managed by Greater Anglia, who operate all services.

History The line from Wickford to Southend, including Rayleigh station was opened on 1 October 1889, by the Great Eastern Railway. There was a goods yard to the west of the station, on the 'up' (London-bound) side, including a goods shed and cattle pens. There was a signal box on the 'down' platform, which was closed in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling.Notice: Colour light signalling between Wickford and Southend. London and North Eastern Railway (1938). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003) Overhead electrification of the Shenfield–Southend line at 1.5 kV DC was completed on 31 December 1956; that was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC in January 1979.

To the west of the station, there was a private halt called Bridge 774, which was used from May 1922 to April 1925 during construction work on the Southend Arterial Road. To the east, there was a siding called Downhall, associated with a brickworks which had been decommissioned by 1968.Route training manual Liverpool Street to Ipswich and branches. British Rail Eastern Region (September 1968). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (1992)

Facilities It is a small station with a ticket office, although access to the platforms is available when it is closed through a gate to the left of the building. Outside the station, there is a taxi rank, a car park, bus stops and a newsagent.

Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Rayleigh2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits1,903,4431,649,475924,509930,096952,914877,142920,500935,328978,7881,035,0081,864,0641,949,6001,819,8321,310,6661,832,7221,660,412352,3561,027,6101,332,3921,504,3881,552,860 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Service Greater Anglia operates all trains serving the station.

The typical weekday off-peak service is three trains per hour in each direction between and London Liverpool Street; services join the Great Eastern Main Line at . At peak times, service frequencies are increased and calling patterns more varied.

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

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