Rayleigh train station
You can reach 11 stations directly from Rayleigh on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Billericay, with 118 trains a day.
Rayleigh is the nearest station for postcodes in SS6. Check your own postcode.
- 11 direct destinations
- 355th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 437 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Rayleigh
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billericay | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Hockley | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| London Liverpool Street | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Prittlewell | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Rochford | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Southend Airport | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Shenfield | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Southend Victoria | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Stratford | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Wickford | 118 | 107 | 70 |
| Romford | 50 | 69 | 70 |
Lines serving Rayleigh
Rayleigh is on the Shenfield to Southend Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Rayleigh station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Rayleigh station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Rayleigh station is
1,552,860 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 355th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Rayleigh and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 756,154 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Hockley 2.7 miles
- Battlesbridge 2.9 miles
- Benfleet 3.5 miles
- Leigh-on-Sea 3.7 miles
- Wickford 3.9 miles
Facilities at Rayleigh station
Rayleigh is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 20:00 · Saturday: 06:00 to 20:00 · Sunday: 08:10 to 19:30
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Rayleigh station
- Station Car Park 414 spaces, 3 accessible
£1.20 an hour, £6.00 off-peak, £7.50 a day, £30.00 a week - Premium Bay 23 spaces
Cycle parking: 110 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 July 2026.
Getting to Rayleigh station
Rayleigh station is in Rochford, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
The nearest motorway junction is M25 J29 (Cranham), 13.5 miles west.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Rayleigh station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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