Rayleigh railway station

Rayleigh
Rayleigh railway station sign
Location
Place	Rayleigh
Local authority	Rochford
Coordinates	51.589°N 0.601°E / 51.589; 0.601
Operations
Station code	RLG
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	1.903 million
2005/06 *	1.649 million
2006/07 *	0.925 million
2007/08 *	0.930 million
2008/09 *	0.959 million
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Rayleigh from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Rayleigh railway station serves the town of Rayleigh in Essex, England. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by Greater Anglia.

It is a small station on the line from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street. As of January 2008 it has a ticket office and no barriers. When the ticket office is closed, access to the platform is available through a gate to the left of the building.

Immediately outside the station is the taxi rank and a car park. There are two bus stops, one on the main road, and one along a small slip road, where buses can wait. There is also a newsagent's shop called "Martin The Newsagent" to the right of the station entrance. Rayleigh town centre is a short, steep walk uphill.

On 25 May 2007, the station was the scene of an armed robbery as a cash machine was being unloaded. A local commuter described as "heroic" was shot in the chest while attempting to help the staff, but fully recovered in hospital.

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wickford		Greater Anglia Shenfield to Southend Line		Hockley