- Rayleigh railway station
Infobox UK station
name = Rayleigh
manager =National Express East Anglia
locale = Rayleigh
borough = Rochford
usage0405 = 1.903
usage0506 = 1.649
usage0607 = 0.925
platforms = 2
start =Rayleigh railway station serves the town of Rayleigh in
Essex ,England . The station, and all trains calling there, are operated byNational Express East Anglia .It is a small station on the line from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street.
As of January 2008 it has a ticket office and no barriers. When the ticket office is closed, access to the platform is available through a gate to the left of the building.Immediately outside the station is the taxi rank and a car park. There are two bus stops, one on the main road, and one along a small slip road, where buses can wait. There is also a newsagents to the right of the station entrance. Rayleigh town centre is a short, steep walk uphill.
On the
25 May 2007 , the station was the scene of an armed robbery as a cash machine was being unloaded. A local commuter described as "heroic" was shot in the chest while attempting to help the staff, but fully recovered in hospital. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6690771.stm BBC News 'Hero' shot in security van raid] ]External links
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