Romford railway station

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Romford Crossrail London Overground National Rail
Class 720 569 passing Romford for Liverpool Street.jpg
Romford railway station in May 2021
Romford is located in Greater London
Romford
Romford
Location of Romford in Greater London
LocationRomford
Local authorityLondon Borough of Havering
Managed byTfL Rail
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeRMF
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms5
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17Decrease 8.834 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.767 million[2]
2017–18Decrease 8.703 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.731 million[2]
2018–19Increase 9.181 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.773 million[2]
2019–20Increase 9.382 million[2]
– interchange Increase 0.802 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 3.133 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 0.223 million[2]
Key dates
20 June 1839ECR station opened
7 June 1893LTSR Upminster platform opened
1934Stations combined
Other information
External links
WGS8451°34′30″N 0°10′58″E / 51.5749°N 0.1827°E / 51.5749; 0.1827Coordinates: 51°34′30″N 0°10′58″E / 51.5749°N 0.1827°E / 51.5749; 0.1827
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal
Platform 1 (for Upminster services) pictured in 1950
Platform 1 with a London Overground Class 710 pictured in 2022

Romford railway station is an interchange station on the Great Eastern Main Line, serving the town of Romford in the London Borough of Havering, east London. It is 12 miles 30 chains (19.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Chadwell Heath and Gidea Park. It is also the northern terminus of a branch line to Upminster operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is RMF and it is in Travelcard Zone 6.

The station is currently managed by TfL Rail. The majority of services call at Romford as part of the Shenfield–Liverpool Street "metro" service operated by TfL Rail, but the station is also served by off-peak Greater Anglia trains to and from Southend Victoria and Colchester Town.

In the future, the TfL Rail service will be re-branded as the Elizabeth line as part of the Crossrail project. Eventually, the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond Liverpool Street to Paddington and onwards to Reading and Heathrow Airport.