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South Woodham Ferrers railway station

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for the former Maldon branch is WFM (Woodham Ferrers-Maldon). When the station was opened in 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway, it was intended to serve the nearby village of
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immediately to the east of the station was converted to automatic-opening on 9 March 1986 and to automatic half-barriers on 4 April 1993.
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Electrification of the Wickford to Southminster line, using 25 kV overhead line electrification, was completed on 12 May 1986.
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The line and station were opened on 1 June 1889 for goods and on 1 October 1889 for passenger services by the
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The typical off-peak service is one train every 40 minutes in each direction between
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The station had two platforms connected by a footbridge, a goods yard and a 36-lever
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Stations listed in italics are limited service on the line specified. They are also
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All services at South Woodham Ferrers are operated by Greater Anglia using
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South Woodham Ferrers was also once a junction for a former branch line to
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Website of The Friends of South Woodham Ferrers Station
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Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (May 1973) .
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Index

National Rail

South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford
Grid reference
TQ804977
Greater Anglia
DfT category
Office of Rail and Road
Crouch Valley Line
East of England
South Woodham Ferrers
Essex
London Liverpool Street
Battlesbridge
North Fambridge
Greater Anglia
Great Eastern Railway
signal box
level crossing
Maldon West
miles
chains
Engineer's Line Reference
Woodham Ferrers
Class 720
electric multiple units
Wickford
Southminster
Shenfield

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