Rayleigh (RLG)  | |||||
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 Rayleigh railway station in 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rayleigh, Rochford England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°35′20″N 0°36′04″E / 51.589°N 0.601°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TQ802910 | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RLG | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 October 1889 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  1.833 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  1.660 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.352 million | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.028 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.332 million | ||||
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Rayleigh railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rayleigh, Essex. It is 33 miles 9 chains (53.29 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Wickford to the west and Hockley to the east. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is RLG. Each of the two platforms has an operational length for 12-coach trains.