South Woodham Ferrers railway station

South Woodham Ferrers railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the town of South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It is 34mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the west. Its three-letter station code is SOF.Today the station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of one westbound train every 40 minutes to and one eastbound train every 40 minutes to, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from and/or via the Great Eastern Main Line.South Woodham Ferrers was also once a junction for a former branch line to, which closed in 1953. When the station was opened in 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway it was intended to serve the nearby village of Woodham Ferrers, despite being located a few miles to the south. However, with subsequent development of the surrounding area into the new, and much larger, town of South Woodham Ferrers, the station now serves both. The station's name was changed from Woodham Ferrers to South Woodham Ferrers in May 2007.