Purfleet railway station is on the

London, Tilbury and Southend line The London, Tilbury and Southend line, also known as Essex Thameside, is a commuter railway line on the British railway system. It connects Fenchurch Street station, in central London, with destinations in east London and Essex, including , , ...

serving the town of

Purfleet Purfleet-on-Thames is a town in the Thurrock unitary authority, Essex, England. It is bordered by the A13 road to the north and the River Thames to the south and is within the easternmost part of the M25 motorway but just outside the Greater Lon ...

, Essex. It is down the line from London Fenchurch Street and it is situated between to the west and to the east. Its three-letter station code is PFL. It was opened in 1854 by the

London Tilbury and Southend Railway The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR), was a British railway company, whose network connected Fenchurch Street station, in central London, with destinations in east London and Essex, including , , , Tilbury, Southend and . The company ...

and initially trains ran from Tilbury to Stratford where the train split for either Spitalfields or

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. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by

c2c Trenitalia c2c Limited,Companies House extract company no 789726 ...

. Although outside London fare zone 6, the station became part of the

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pay-as-you-go network in 2010.

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is: * 2 trains per hour (tph) westbound to London Fenchurch Street; * 2 tph eastbound to . During peak times there are additional services including some connecting to other sections of the line beyond Grays.

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Railway stations in Essex DfT Category D stations Transport in Thurrock Former London, Tilbury and Southend Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854 Railway stations served by c2c

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