Upminster station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in Upminster in the London Borough of Havering and in London fare zone 6. Located 16 miles (26 km) east-northeast of Charing Cross, it is the easternmost station on the London Underground network and the eastern terminus of the District line service. The station is owned by Network Rail and is managed by the c2c train operating company; who provide train services on the London–Tilbury–Southend route from Fenchurch Street, 15 miles (24 km) up the line. It is also the eastern terminus of a shuttle service to Romford operated by Greater Anglia. The station opened to the public on Friday 1 May 1885. The station has seven platforms and two entrances; one constructed in the Victorian era and another built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway in 1932, that has been extensively modernised.
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