Beam Park railway station

Beam Park is a planned railway station in Beam Park in the London Borough of Havering. It was due to open in May 2022 but is currently on hold due to doubt over support for its construction.[1]

Beam Park
Beam Park
Location of Beam Park in Greater London
LocationBeam Park
Local authorityLondon Borough of Havering
Managed byc2c
OwnerNetwork Rail
Number of platforms2
Other information
WGS8451°31′25″N 00°10′13″E
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Development

It was proposed by the Havering Council and intended to be located to the east of Marsh Way in South Hornchurch to serve a new housing development of Beam Park.[2][3] The station would have two platforms, situated between Dagenham Dock and Rainham stations on the London, Tilbury and Southend line.

In November 2018, the Greater London Authority took over responsibility for delivery of the station from Havering Council.[4] Initially expected to be complete in time for the December 2020 c2c timetable recast,[5][6] the new station was planned to open in May 2022.[7][8] However, the station's existence was thrown into doubt in October 2021 as it was claimed there was never any government support for the station.[9]

The station site is on the initial section of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway that opened in 1854. The line was electrified at 25 kV AC in 1961.

Services

The current off-peak passenger service through the site is two trains per hour in each direction between Fenchurch Street and Grays.

References
  1. "'Confusion over future of Beam Park station in East London'". ianVisits. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. Abbasah, Ann-Marie (22 June 2017). "Havering Council choose preferred developer for Rainham and Beam Park housing zone".
  3. "Home". Beam Park.
  4. "DD2296 Delivery of Beam Park Station". London City Hall. 22 November 2018.
  5. "Benefit information for landlords".
  6. https://cdn.networkrail.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Calendar-of-Events-and-supporting-information-May-2020.pdf
  7. "Beam Park Station - Latest update". 20 August 2019.
  8. "New railway station for East London gets formal approval". www.ianvisits.co.uk. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  9. "'We were sold a train station - now we're considering legal action'". Romford Recorder. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
Preceding station Future services Following station
Dagenham Dock   c2c
London, Tilbury and Southend line
via Rainham		   Rainham


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