Rochford railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rochford, Essex. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hockley and stations. It is managed by Greater Anglia, who operate all services.
History The line from Wickford to Southend (including Rochford station) was opened on 1 October 1889. There was formerly a signal box at the station, this was decommissioned 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) There was a goods yard on the west side of the station, it was closed 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 on 25 January 1979.
Facilities The station has a car park and cycle storage, a ticket machine and ticket office, a waiting room, a cafe, and live departure screens.
Passenger volume +Passenger volume at Rochford2004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25Entries and exits461,413513,118458,758440,288462,680432,474438,818409,462424,448438,494700,214596,634566,656483,300615,582597,582189,916458,118574,674633,798671,248 The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
Services Rochford was formerly the closest railway station to Southend Airport until the airport's own dedicated station opened in 2011.
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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