Romford to Upminster Line
| Romford to Upminster Line | |
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A London Overground train at Upminster
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| Overview | |
| Type | Suburban rail; heavy rail |
| System | London Overground |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Greater London |
| Termini |
Romford Upminster |
| Stations | 3 |
| Services | 1 |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 7 June 1893 |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Operator(s) | London Overground |
| Character | Branch line |
| Depot(s) | Ilford |
| Rolling stock | Class 315, Class 317 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 3 miles 30 chains (5.4 km) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV AC |
| Operating speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) |
The Romford to Upminster Line is a railway branch line in Greater London that connects Romford, on the Great Eastern Main Line, to Upminster, on the London, Tilbury and Southend Line and London Underground. The route is 3 miles 30 chains (5.4 km) in length and there is one intermediate station at Emerson Park. The line is part of Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.09, and is classified as a rural line.
The line is single-track throughout, electrified at 25 kV AC, has a loading gauge of W6, and a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour (48 km/h).
As of May 2015 services are operated by London Overground, with two trains per hour in each direction. The timetabled journey time from one terminus to the other is nine minutes. It is completely separated from the rest of the London Overground.
The line was originally built as a branch of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) and opened on 7 June 1893 providing the LT&SR with a link to the Great Eastern Railway at Romford and a small goods yard where the branch joins the Great Eastern Main Line. At Romford the branch had a separate station entrance in a three-storey building opposite the Great Eastern station entrance and a cast-iron footbridge was constructed over South Street which opened when a LT&SR train was due. When in April 1934 the LT&SR building ceased use as a station and the ground floor was rented as a shop, the then London and North Eastern Railway took control of the whole station.
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