Trains to Laindon - Station Details and further Information on Laindon Train Services
Laindon is train station located in Laindon in the Basildon district of Essex, England. The station was opened in 1888 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway as part of a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea, avoiding Tilbury. It is located 22.86 miles down the line from Fenchurch Street. The station and all train services are operated by c2c.
The station has three platforms. Platform 3 is the Shoeburyness-bound platform, reached from Station Approach via the main ticket office. Platforms 1 and 2 are the two faces of an island platform, reached via a footbridge from outside the main ticket office. Platform 1 is the London-bound platform and platform 2 is a reversing platform which can be used to divert trains from the Up Line to the Down Line.
Laindon station is served solely by London, Tilbury and Southend Line trains heading inbound to Fenchurch Street train station in central London and outbound to Shoeburyness in eastern Essex. Inbound trains operate about every 15 minutes during off-peak hours and supplemented with trains running up to five minutes apart during peak hours. Of these, half call at all stations, taking 36 minutes to reach London at an average of 38.1 mph. The other half are fast trains at skip either West Hordon or Limehouse station, arriving in London 33 minutes later travelling at approximately 41.6 mph.
Outbound trains operate at 15-minute intervals during off-peak hours with supplementary service during peak hours. Half of these trains call at all stations, arriving at Shoeburyness 36 minutes later at an average of 27.7 mph. The other half skip Pitsea, taking 34 minutes to reach Shoeburyness at an average of 29.4 mph. |