Ockendon railway station

Ockendon is a railway station located on a passing loop on a single-track branch of the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of South Ockendon, Essex. It is 18 miles 44 chains (29.9 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street via Upminster; the following station on the branch is Chafford Hundred. Its three-letter station code is OCK.

Ockendon
Ockendon railway station in 2010
Ockendon Location of Ockendon in Essex
Location	South Ockendon
Local authority	Thurrock
Managed by	c2c
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	OCK
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	A
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.159 million[1]
2020–21	0.459 million[1]
2021–22	0.797 million[1]
2022–23	0.901 million[1]
2023–24	0.996 million[1]
Key dates
1 July 1892	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.52°N 0.290°E / 51.52; 0.290
London transport portal

The station was opened in 1892 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR). Today, all passenger train services are operated by c2c, which also manages the station. Although the station is outside the London fare zones 1 to 6, it became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network in 2010.^[2]

History

The single-track line through the area was opened in 1892 by the LTSR as part of a branch from Romford to Grays via Upminster. By the late 20th century, service on the line had been reduced to a relatively infrequent shuttle between Upminster and Grays. However, service levels increased following the opening of a new station on the branch at Chafford Hundred and the shuttle train service was eventually extended beyond Upminster to Fenchurch Street in London and beyond Grays to Southend Central in Southend-on-Sea.

Services

The station has two platforms. As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:^[3]

• 2 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street
• 2 tph eastbound to Southend Central

Connections

NIBS Buses route 269 serves the station.^[4]