Romford railway station

Romford

The fast line platforms.
Romford Location of Romford in Greater London
Location	Romford
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Station code	RMF
Number of platforms	5
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	5.119 million
2005–06	4.824 million
2006–07	7.363 million
2007–08	7.355 million
1839	Opened
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses

The Upminster platform in 1950

Romford station is located in Romford, London Borough of Havering. It is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is the western terminus of the Upminster branch line from Upminster.

The current station is made up of two once-separate stations on opposite sides of South Street. The oldest part of the station (current platforms 2–5) was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 20 June 1839. The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway station (current platform 1) was opened on 7 June 1893 and originally had two platforms. The two stations were later joined by a footbridge and the former LTSR entrance converted for other use; it is currently a bar.

Train Services

The following services currently call at Romford:

Operator	Route	Material	Frequency	Notes
Greater Anglia	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Romford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Colchester Town	Class 321, Class 360	1x per hour	Not Sundays
Greater Anglia	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Romford - Shenfield - Billericay - Wickford - Rayleigh - Hockley - Rochford - Southend Airport - Prittlewell - Southend Victoria	Class 321	1x per hour
Greater Anglia	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield	Class 315	6x per hour
Greater Anglia	Romford - Emerson Park - Upminster	Class 317, Class 315, Class 321	2x per hour	Not Sundays (Sometimes operates Sundays to allow passengers to access the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway during engineering work on the Great Eastern Main Line)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Gidea Park		Greater Anglia Shenfield Metro		Chadwell Heath
Shenfield				Stratford
Terminus		Greater Anglia Romford to Upminster Line Mondays-Saturdays only		Emerson Park
		Future Development
Chadwell Heath towards Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail Line 1		Gidea Park towards Shenfield
		Abandoned Works
Gidea Park		Great Eastern Railway Great Eastern Main Line		Crowlands
Historical railways
Ingatestone		Anglia Railways London Crosslink		Stratford

Services

All train services are currently operated by Greater Anglia. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is planned that Crossrail line 1 will call at Romford in 2018. The station is 12 miles (19.3 km) down line from Liverpool Street.

Typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 8 tph (trains per hour) to London Liverpool Street
  • 2 calling at Stratford only
  • 6 calling at all stations
• 6 tph to Shenfield calling at all stations
• 2 tph to Upminster via the Upminster branch line
• 1 tph to Southend Victoria
• 1 tph to Colchester Town

Transport Links

London bus routes 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 347, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499, 575 (LSP route runs Mon-Fri), night routes N15, N86, School buses routes 370D, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 656, 686 and other routes 953.

In the media

Romford station has been the centre of media attention following several deaths involving people struck by trains.

The station has also been closed on several occasions following stabbing deaths. However The London Borough Of Havering of which Romford is located has one of the lowest crime rates in Greater London.^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Train times and station information for Romford railway station from National Rail
• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
• Old LTSR entrance after conversion