Romford railway station

Romford railway station is an interchange station located on South Street in the town centre of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. It is on the National Rail network with all trains and station management provided by Greater Anglia. Romford is on the Great Eastern Main Line, served by local services (Shenfield Metro), express services generally from Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria and Colchester Town and branch line services to Upminster. The station opened on 20 June 1839 as the eastern terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway line from Mile End. On 7 June 1893 a second station in Romford was opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and the two stations were combined in 1934. It is in London fare zone 6, has five platforms, provides connections to a significant number of London Buses routes, and has high usage for a suburban railway station.

History
Romford station opened on 20 June 1839 as the eastern terminus of the Eastern Counties Railway line from Mile End. Both termini were temporary with the line extending east to Brentwood and west to Shoreditch in 1840. On 7 June 1893 the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway opened a second station in Romford, served by the Romford to Upminster Line.

Services
All train services are currently operated by Greater Anglia. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It is planned that Crossrail line 1 will call at Romford in 2018. The station is 12 miles (19.3 km) down line from Liverpool Street.

Typical off-peak service from the station is:


 * 8 tph (trains per hour) to London Liverpool Street
 * 2 calling at Stratford only
 * 6 calling at all stations
 * 6 tph to Shenfield calling at all stations
 * 2 tph to Upminster via the Upminster branch line calling at Emerson Park only
 * 1 tph to Southend Victoria calling at Shenfield, then all stations
 * 1 tph to Colchester Town calling at Shenfield, Chelmsford, Witham, then all stations.

Transport links
London bus routes 5, 66, 86, 103, 128, 165, 174, 175, 193, 247, 248, 252, 294, 347, 365, 370, 375, 496, 498, 499, 575 (LSP route runs Mon-Fri), night routes N15, N86, School buses routes 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 674 and 686.

In the media
Romford station has been the centre of media attention following several deaths involving people struck by trains.

The station has also been closed on several occasions following stabbing deaths. However, Havering Borough of which Romford is located has a very low crime rate.