Ockendon railway station is located on a

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on a single-track

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of the

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, serving the town of

South Ockendon South Ockendon is a town, former civil parish and Church of England parish within the Thurrock borough in Essex in the East of England, United Kingdom. It is located on the border with Greater London, just outside the M25 motorway. The area to t ...

, Essex. It is down the line from London Fenchurch Street via ; the following station on the branch is . Its three-letter station code is OCK. The station was opened in 1892 by the

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(LTSR). Today, all passenger train services are operated by

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, which also manages the station. Although the station is outside the London fare zones 1 to 6, it became part of the

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pay-as-you-go network in 2010.

History

The single-track line through the area was opened in 1892 by the LTSR as part of a branch from to via . 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

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and the shuttle train service was eventually extended beyond Upminster to in London and beyond Grays to in Southend-on-Sea.

Services

The station has two platforms. The typical off-peak service pattern is two trains per hour westbound to and two eastbound to .

Connections

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route

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serve the station.

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