Benfleet railway station
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Benfleet railway station, or Benfleet railway station for Canvey Island, serves the towns of South Benfleet and Canvey Island
in Essex
, England
. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by c2c
. The station opened in 1855.
The two platforms are reached by fixed staircases. The station has customer toilets including a disabled toilet. The ticket office is open Monday - Saturday 05.15 - 22.00 and Sunday 06.15 - 22.00. It has four serving positions and uses the TRIBUTE
ticket issuing system. The station also has two Customer operated self service ticket machines that accept cash and card payments and a Fast Ticket machine that accepts card payments only
Step-free access is provided to and from both Platforms by the use of Automatic Gates located at the Leigh on Sea end of the Platforms.
During the Morning and Evening Peak periods additional trains operate to/from Benfleet and Fenchurch Street making limited stops en route.
and Benfleet. The station also has a large taxi rank located on the Station Road side of the building.
Canvey Island
Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks...
in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by c2c
C2c
c2c is a British train operating company that is part of the National Express Group. It provides passenger rail services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line from Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London to east London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway...
. The station opened in 1855.
Facilities
The station is situated between Ferry Road and Station Road with the main building located on the Ferry Road side. This houses the ticket office. Entry and exit to the platforms is provided by four automatic ticket gates. On the Station Road side of the building is a secondary entrance/exit which is used Monday - Friday during the AM and PM peak period, this is also has four gates.The two platforms are reached by fixed staircases. The station has customer toilets including a disabled toilet. The ticket office is open Monday - Saturday 05.15 - 22.00 and Sunday 06.15 - 22.00. It has four serving positions and uses the TRIBUTE
Tribute
A tribute is wealth, often in kind, that one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often the case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. Various ancient states, which could be called suzerains, exacted tribute from areas they had conquered or threatened to conquer...
ticket issuing system. The station also has two Customer operated self service ticket machines that accept cash and card payments and a Fast Ticket machine that accepts card payments only
Step-free access is provided to and from both Platforms by the use of Automatic Gates located at the Leigh on Sea end of the Platforms.
Refurbishment
On the 30th January 2007 the Ticket Office closed for refurbishment work to be undertaken. The refurbishment was completed on Monday 19 March 2007. The work saw the construction of a new front ticket office counter, which includes one lower ticket office window for wheelchair Customers. Within the office itself, a new staff restroom was built and the staff toilets were also refurbished.Services
The typical off-peak service frequency is:- 6tph (trains per hour) westbound to Fenchurch StreetFenchurch Street railway stationFenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the south eastern corner of the City of London, England. The station is one of the smallest terminals in London in terms of platforms and one of the most intensively operated...
, of which:- 2tph do not stop at Pitsea, West Horndon or Limehouse
- 2tph call at all stations via Basildon
- 2tph take the longer route via Ockendon
- 6tph eastbound to Southend CentralSouthend Central railway stationSouthend Central is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Train services are provided by the National Express Group train operating company c2c...
of which:- 2tph terminate at Southend CentralSouthend Central railway stationSouthend Central is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. Train services are provided by the National Express Group train operating company c2c...
- 4tph continue to ShoeburynessShoeburyness railway stationShoeburyness is a railway station located in the small town of Shoeburyness in the borough and unitary district of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. The station serves as the eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway from Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London,...
- 2tph terminate at Southend Central
During the Morning and Evening Peak periods additional trains operate to/from Benfleet and Fenchurch Street making limited stops en route.
Local public transport links
Ferry Road has bus stops serving Canvey IslandCanvey Island
Canvey Island is a civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in England. It is separated from the mainland of south Essex by a network of creeks...
and Benfleet. The station also has a large taxi rank located on the Station Road side of the building.