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Purfleet railway station
Purfleet railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line serving the town of Purfleet, Essex. It is 16 miles 2 chains (25.8 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street and it is situated between Rainham to the west and Grays to the east. Its three-letter station code is PFL.
It was opened in 1854 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway and initially trains ran from Tilbury to Stratford where the train split for either Spitalfields or Fenchurch Street. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c. Although outside London fare zone 6, the station became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network in 2010.
West of Purfleet the railway had crossed marshland before turning south towards Purfleet. This route made use of a number of worked out chalk pits some of which had early tramways down to wharves on the River Thames. The station consisting of two platforms was opened by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) on 13 April 1854 and trains served Tilbury and, by 1856, were working through to Southend. A single siding goods yard was provided on the up side west of the station.
Adjacent to the station on the down side were the Botany Pleasure Gardens which occupied some of the old chalk pits. These chalk pits which had quarried chalk for agricultural purposes had employed around 400 people in 1848 but had largely closed by the 1850s and were overgrown. These were accessed by a footbridge that passed over the station and the gardens were a source of excursion traffic through to the 1900s when they closed for good.
After that the chalk extraction recommenced with the tramway passing in a new tunnel under the station to a wharf on the Thames. Between 1900 and 1903 various improvements to the station were made including longer platforms, a footbridge and a second siding in the goods yard.
The Midland Railway took over the LT&SR on 7 August 1912 and Purfleet became a Midland Railway station.
In 1914 a large army camp was established north of the station and as a result Purfleet got extended booking and luggage storage facilities on the up side.
Following the Railways Act 1921 the station became the responsibility of the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) from 1 January 1923.
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Purfleet railway station
Purfleet railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line serving the town of Purfleet, Essex. It is 16 miles 2 chains (25.8 km) down the line from London Fenchurch Street and it is situated between Rainham to the west and Grays to the east. Its three-letter station code is PFL.
It was opened in 1854 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway and initially trains ran from Tilbury to Stratford where the train split for either Spitalfields or Fenchurch Street. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c. Although outside London fare zone 6, the station became part of the Oyster card pay-as-you-go network in 2010.
West of Purfleet the railway had crossed marshland before turning south towards Purfleet. This route made use of a number of worked out chalk pits some of which had early tramways down to wharves on the River Thames. The station consisting of two platforms was opened by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) on 13 April 1854 and trains served Tilbury and, by 1856, were working through to Southend. A single siding goods yard was provided on the up side west of the station.
Adjacent to the station on the down side were the Botany Pleasure Gardens which occupied some of the old chalk pits. These chalk pits which had quarried chalk for agricultural purposes had employed around 400 people in 1848 but had largely closed by the 1850s and were overgrown. These were accessed by a footbridge that passed over the station and the gardens were a source of excursion traffic through to the 1900s when they closed for good.
After that the chalk extraction recommenced with the tramway passing in a new tunnel under the station to a wharf on the Thames. Between 1900 and 1903 various improvements to the station were made including longer platforms, a footbridge and a second siding in the goods yard.
The Midland Railway took over the LT&SR on 7 August 1912 and Purfleet became a Midland Railway station.
In 1914 a large army camp was established north of the station and as a result Purfleet got extended booking and luggage storage facilities on the up side.
Following the Railways Act 1921 the station became the responsibility of the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) from 1 January 1923.
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