Trains to Rainham (Essex) - Station Details and further Information on Rainham (Essex) Train Services
Rainham Train Station is located in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering in East London. National Rail list it as Rainham (Essex) due to it being previously in that county prior to boundary changes. Rainham station is in Zone 6 and is managed and passenger train services are provided by c2c. The station was opened in 1854 as part of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and is 12.63 miles down the line from London Fenchurch Street.
Rainham is served solely by London, Tilbury and Southend Line trains heading inbound to Fenchurch Street in central London and outbound to Shoeburyness in eastern Essex. Inbound trains operate about every 30 minutes during off-peak hours and supplemented with trains running up to fifteen minutes apart during peak hours. Inbound trains take 27 minutes to reach London at an average of 28.1 mph calling at all stations to London.
Outbound trains operate at 30-minute intervals during off-peak hours with supplementary service during peak hours, terminating at Grays, Pitsea, or Southend Central. Trains take 11 minutes to arrive at Grays at an average of 39.3 mph, 32 minutes to arrive at Pitsea at 37.2 mph, and 51 minutes to arrive at 34.1 mph.
The station is located on Ferry Lane, close to the junction with Wennington Road (the B1335). Major industrial works surround the station, as does Rainham Creek, a local industrial river. Access is provided from the station building to the Eastbound platform: in order to access the London-bound platforms, a pedestrian bridge must be crossed. There are ticket barriers at the front entrance to the platform, restricting platform access to ticket-holders only.
A number of level crossings are situated on the line between Barking and Grays. The roads served by the crossings have now been severed by the Channel Tunnel Rail Link between Ebbsfleet and London St Pancras, but the level crossings are still in situ, such as the one on Ferry Lane, Rainham. This can be used to access the London-bound platform. A number of footbridges and road bridges have been built to replace them. |