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Fenchurch street railway station

Fenchurch Street National Rail
London Fenchurch Street
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Main entrance on Fenchurch Place
Fenchurch Street is located in Central London
Fenchurch Street
Fenchurch Street
Location of Fenchurch Street in Central London
Location Tower
Local authority City of London
Managed by c2c
Station code FST
DfT category A
Number of platforms 4
Fare zone 1
OSI Aldgate London Underground
Bank-Monument London Underground Docklands Light Railway
Liverpool Street London Underground National Rail London Overground Crossrail
Tower Gateway Docklands Light Railway
Tower Hill London Underground
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12 Increase 16.937 million
2012–13 Decrease 16.843 million
2013–14 Increase 18.244 million
2014–15 Decrease 17.598 million
2015–16 Increase 18.045 million
Railway companies
Original company London and Blackwall Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1841 Opened
1854 Rebuilt
1935 Remodelled
Listed status
Listed feature Front block
Listing grade II
Entry number 1079149
Added to list 14 April 1972
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°30′42″N 0°04′44″W / 51.51167°N 0.07881°W / 51.51167; -0.07881Coordinates: 51°30′42″N 0°04′44″W / 51.51167°N 0.07881°W / 51.51167; -0.07881
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Fenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the southeastern corner of the City of London. It takes its name from its proximity to Fenchurch Street, a key thoroughfare in the City. The station and all trains are operated by c2c. Services run on lines built by the London and Blackwall Railway (L&BR) and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) to destinations in east London and south Essex, including Upminster, Grays, Basildon, Southend and Shoeburyness.

The station opened in 1841 to serve the L&BR and was rebuilt in 1854 when the LTSR, a joint venture between the L&BR and the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR), began operating. The ECR also operated trains out of Fenchurch Street to relieve congestion at its other London terminus at Bishopsgate. In 1862 the Great Eastern Railway was created by amalgamating various East Anglian railway companies (including the ECR) and it shared the station with the LTSR until 1912, when the latter was bought by the Midland Railway. The station came under ownership of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) following the Railways Act 1921, and was shared by LNER and London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) services until nationalisation in 1948. The line from the station was electrified in 1961, and controversially closed for seven weeks in 1994.


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