Rayleigh railway station
Rayleigh station in 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rayleigh, District of Rochford, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°35′20″N 0°36′04″E / 51.589°N 0.601°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ802910 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RLG | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 0.352 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.028 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.332 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.504 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1.553 million | ||||
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Rayleigh railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rayleigh, in Essex. It lies 33 miles 9 chains (53.29 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street, and is situated between Wickford to the west and Hockley to the east. Each of the two platforms has an operational length for 12-coach trains.