Upminster is an

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serving the town of

Upminster Upminster is a suburban town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Havering. Located east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is one of the district centres identified for development in the London Plan. Historically a rural vill ...

in the

London Borough of Havering The London Borough of Havering () in East London, England, forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 259,552 inhabitants; the principal town is Romford, while other communities are Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and Rainham. Th ...

, Greater London. It is on the

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(LTSR), down the line from London Fenchurch Street; it is the eastern terminus of the

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on the

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; and it is the eastern terminus of the

Romford to Upminster Line Romford is a large town in east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Havering. It is located northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Historically, Romfor ...

on the

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network. Upminster is the easternmost station on the London Underground network as well as the easternmost

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station in London. The station is managed by

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, which operates the LTSR main line services. The station was opened in 1885 by the LTSR; its original entrance and structure beside the main line platforms survive from that date. A larger entrance and ticket hall on Station Road was built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1932 and has since been extensively modernised and includes a number of retail units. Today the station is owned by

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. Upminster is located within

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History

The

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(LTSR) connected the

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and its terminal station at with the port at Tilbury Dock in 1854, extending out to the seaside town of

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in 1856. The route to Southend was not direct, taking a considerable diversion in order to serve the docks at Tilbury. Between 1885 and 1888 a new direct route from

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was constructed, with the station at Upminster opening on 1 May 1885. The next station to the east was East Horndon (now called ) and to the west was

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. Branches were opened by the LTSR to in 1892 and in 1893. The

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opened in 1902 and allowed through-services of the

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to operate on the LTSR line to Upminster.Clive's Underground Line Guides – District line
/ref> The District Railway converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were lost at Upminster when they were curtailed at East Ham due to the tracks between that station and Upminster not yet having been electrified. The LTSR was purchased by

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in 1912 and was amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSR) from 1 January 1923. The District Railway electric service extended eastward as far as Barking in 1908. Delayed by

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, an additional pair of electrified tracks were extended by the LMSR and services of the District continued to Upminster in 1932. The District Railway was incorporated into London Transport in 1933, and became known as the

. A new station at

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on the District line became the next station to the west in 1934. After nationalisation of the railways in 1948, management of Upminster station passed to British Railways.

Design

The station was greatly expanded in 1932 by the LMSR and the main station building, the two footbridges and the buildings on the remaining platforms were constructed in typical 1930s style. A further platform for services to Romford was a later addition. The primary station building, which gives access to the main Station Road, has been extensively redeveloped in contemporary style and includes three retail units. The original Victorian station structures remaining beside the main-line platform 1 have been refurbished and now include a secondary ticket office and waiting room with an exit to Station Approach and the car-park. The original platforms were linked by a subway which has since been abandoned. Step-free access is available to all platforms with the exception of platform 6, for the Romford branch line. The station is the location of a London Underground signal box at the eastern end of the platforms and, several hundred yards further east, the modern signal control centre for all main-line operations on the LTSR. Further beyond the station to the east is

Upminster Depot Upminster Depot is a London Underground railway depot on the District line, in Cranham, East London. The depot is located beyond Upminster station, the terminus of the line. History The depot was built in the mid 1950s as part of the segre ...

, one of the main railway depots for the

Services

*Platform 1A, a bay platform, is only used during engineering works that cause c2c to operate a shuttle between Upminster & Grays. It is only accessible by trains arriving from the branch and leaving to the branch. *Platform 1 for services to Fenchurch Street and Liverpool Street. *Platform 2 for Grays, Southend and Shoeburyness. *Platforms 3, 4 and 5 are served by the

. *Platform 6 is used for shuttle service to/from Romford, operated by

. The typical off-peak service of trains per hour (tph) is: *

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, main-line: **4tph to London Fenchurch Street; **2tph to Shoeburyness via

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; **2tph to Southend Central via Ockendon. *

: **2tph to

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. *

: **6tph to

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; (7tph at peak times) **6tph to

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Connections

London Buses routes 248, 346, 347, 370 and school routes

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, 648 and

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serve the station.

References

External links

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c2c information for Upminster station
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