Benfleet railway station

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General information
Location	Borough of Castle Point
Managed by	c2c
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BEF
History
Opened	1855

The station in 1961

Benfleet railway station 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.

Facilities

The rear of building and secondary access point viewed from Station Road.

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 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 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 30 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

A Class 357 Electrostar in c2c colours at Benfleet

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 6tph (trains per hour) westbound to Fenchurch Street, 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 Central of which:
  • 2tph terminate at Southend Central
  • 4tph continue to Shoeburyness

During the morning and evening peak periods trains operate to Fenchurch Street running non-stop or stopping at all stations en route.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pitsea or London Fenchrurch Street		c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line		Leigh-on-Sea

Local public transport links

Ferry Road has bus stops serving Canvey Island and Benfleet. The station also has a large taxi rank located on the Station Road side of the building.

External links

• Train times and station information for Benfleet railway station from National Rail