Stanford-le-Hope railway station is on a loop line of the

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, serving the town of

Stanford-le-Hope Stanford-le-Hope is a town, former civil parish and Church of England parish situated in the county of Essex, England. Often known locally simply as Stanford, the town is within the unitary authority of Thurrock and located 23.8 miles (38.4 ...

, Essex. It is down the line from London Fenchurch Street via and it is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is SFO. Stanford-le-Hope is on a link known as the Tilbury Loop, which joins the main line at the London end at and at the country end at . The station and all trains serving it are operated by

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. Nearby DP World London Gateway, while principally a

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, is also a rail cargo terminus.

Services

The typical off-peak service consists of: *2 trains per hour (tph) to London Fenchurch Street via ; *2 tph to Southend Central.

History

The station was opened on the

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in September 1854 with the name Horndon. Trains from London terminated at Stanford-le-Hope until the next section of railway to the east opened a year later. The original station building and up platform were constructed to the north of the London Road

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. The station was rebuilt during the 1960s immediately south of London Road by

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. The former station site is now the car park.

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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 {{EastEngland-railstation-stub