Pitsea | |
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General information | |
Location | Pitsea, Borough of Basildon England |
Coordinates | 51°33′36″N 0°30′22″E / 51.560°N 0.506°E |
Grid reference | TQ738875 |
Managed by | c2c |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Station code | PSE |
Classification | DfT category C2 |
History | |
Original company | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1855 | Opened as Pitsea |
1 June 1888 | Re-sited |
18 July 1932 | Renamed Pitsea for Vange |
December 1952 | Renamed Pitsea |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 1.316 million |
Interchange | 0.255 million |
2019/20 | 1.289 million |
Interchange | 0.220 million |
2020/21 | 0.496 million |
Interchange | 94,956 |
2021/22 | 0.934 million |
Interchange | 0.163 million |
2022/23 | 1.060 million |
Interchange | 0.199 million |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Pitsea railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the small town of Pitsea in the borough of Basildon, Essex. It is situated at a junction where a loop via Grays re-joins the main line via Basildon. Down the main line it is 26 miles 42 chains (42.7 km) from London Fenchurch Street; via the loop it is 32 miles 37 chains (52.2 km) from Fenchurch Street. Its three-letter station code is PSE.
It was originally opened in 1855[1][2] by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway but was replaced by a new station on an adjacent site in 1888 when the line from Barking to Upminster fully opened.[2] The station was renamed Pitsea for Vange in 1932, but reverted to the original name Pitsea in 1952.[2]
The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
Description
The station is immediately south of the A13 road, adjacent to a level crossing which gives the main road access to the marshes area south of Pitsea and Basildon.
A new station building was opened in October 2005. Derek Twigg (then rail minister) attended for the "ribbon cutting" in November 2005. The building houses customer toilets and a retail unit. The station also has four automatic ticket gates.
The ticket office has two serving positions and uses the Tribute issuing system. Outside the ticket office is a self-service ticket machine that takes payment by both cash and cards.
Services
The typical Monday-Friday off-peak and Saturday service pattern is:
- 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon;
- 2 tph to London Fenchurch Street via Ockendon;
- 2 tph to Shoeburyness;
- 2 tph to Southend Central.
Additional services to/from London start/terminate here during peak times.
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Pitsea railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Basildon | c2c London, Tilbury and Southend line |
Benfleet | ||
Stanford-le-Hope |