Laindon railway station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox station Laindon is a railway station on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Laindon in Essex, England. It is Template:Convert down the main line from London Fenchurch Street and is situated between Template:Rws to the west and Template:Rws to the east. Its three-letter station code is LAI. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
History
It was opened in 1888.
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Joan Sims
British actress Joan Sims (1930–2001), famous for her roles in the Carry On films, grew up in the station house at Laindon railway station where her father was the station master.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A plaque in her memory can be seen near the entrance.
Design
The main ticket office is located on Station Approach. It has two serving positions. A second smaller ticket office is located at the bottom of the stairs that lead to two of the platforms, though this is open only on weekdays.
The station has three platforms. Platforms 1 and 2 are the two faces of an island platform, accessed via a footbridge from outside the main ticket office. Platform 1 is the London-bound platform and platform 2 is a reversing platform which can be used to divert trains from one line to the other. Platform 3 is the Template:Rws-bound platform, reached from Station Approach via the main ticket office.
Services
Laindon is served by c2c trains westbound to Template:Rws in the City of London and eastbound to Template:Rws in eastern Essex.
As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
- 4 tph eastbound to Template:Rws (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
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