Hockley railway station is on the

Shenfield to Southend Line Shenfield is a suburb of Brentwood in the Borough of Brentwood, Essex, England. In 2020, it was estimated to have a population of 5,396. History The former village, by the church and Green Dragon pub, lies along the original Roman road (now ...

in the

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, serving the village of

Hockley Hockley is a large village and civil parish in Essex in the East of England located between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, or, more specifically, between Rayleigh and Rochford. It came to prominence during the coming of the railway in the 189 ...

, Essex. It is down the line from

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and is situated between to the west and to the east. The

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for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is HOC. The two platforms have an operational length for 12-coach trains.

History

The line from Wickford to Southend and Hockley station were opened on 1 October 1889. There was a signal box on the down platform, this was decommissioned in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling on the line between Wickford and Southend.Notice: Colour light signalling between Wickford and Southend. London and North Eastern Railway (1938). Published by Great Eastern Railways Society (2003) There was a goods yard on the 'up' side to the west of the station, a 30 cwt crane was subsequently installed. Freight traffic ceased on 5 June 1967. Electrification of the Shenfield to Southend Victoria line using 1.5 kV DC overhead line electrification (OLE) was completed on 31 December 1956. This was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC in January 1979.

Services

The station is currently managed by

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, which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of three trains per hour to and three to Liverpool Street (services join the

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for London at ).

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Railway stations in Essex DfT Category C2 stations Transport in Rochford District Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations served by Greater Anglia William Neville Ashbee railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1889 {{EastEngland-railstation-stub