Ockendon and Rainham lines closed by c2c this Sunday

Closed - Trains via Ockendon and Rainham will not be running on Sunday <i>(Image: c2c)</i>
Closed - Trains via Ockendon and Rainham will not be running on Sunday (Image: c2c)
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Commuters in south Essex can expected delays on the rail this weekend as more repair works are due to take place on Sunday.

Services by c2c will operate as normal on Saturday, but engineering works on Sunday will close the Ockendon and Rainham lines between Barking and Grays/Pitsea.

In addition, there will be no trains running to Liverpool Street via Stratford, and all trains that will be running with depart from and terminate at Fenchurch Street via West Ham.

The closure of the Ockendon line means there will be no trains to/from Fenchurch Street calling at:

  • Ockendon
  • Chafford Hundred
  • Grays
  • Tilbury Town
  • East Tilbury
  • Stanford-le-Hope

And as for the Rainham line, there will be no trains to:

  • Dagenham Dock
  • Rainham
  • Purfleet
  • Grays

Rail replacement services will be provided for both lines between Upminster and Grays/Pitsea via Ockendon.

The Basildon line between Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness will continue to run, however there will be no services to Liverpool Street.

All trains will be diverted to Fenchurch Street via West Ham.

These trains will also be re-timed, with passengers urged to check online for departure and arrival times.

Due to the works, passengers will be allowed to use their paper rail tickets on London Underground/Dockland Light Railway services between West Ham and Stratford at no extra cost.

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