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Railway station in Essex, England

Rayleigh railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rayleigh, Essex. It is 33 mile (53 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and Hockley to the east. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three letter station code is RLG. Each of the two platforms has an operational length for 12 coach trains.

The line from Wickford to Southend including Rayleigh station was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway. There was a goods yard to the west of the station, on the 'up' (London bound) side, including a goods shed and cattle pens. There was a signal box on the 'down' (country bound) platform, which was closed in 1938 with the introduction of colour light signalling. Electrification of the Shenfield to Southend Victoria line using 1.5 kV DC overhead electrification was completed on 31 December 1956. That was changed to 6.25 kV AC in November 1960 and to 25 kV AC in January 1979.

Rayleigh station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving the station. It is a small station with a ticket office but no barriers. When the ticket office is closed, access to the platforms is available through a gate to the left of the building. Outside the station there is a taxi rank, car park, bus stops and a newsagent. The town centre is a short, uphill walk from the station. The typical weekday off peak service is three trains per hour to and three to London Liverpool Street (services join the Great Eastern Main Line for London at ). At peak times, service frequencies may be increased and calling patterns varied.