Pitsea railway station
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| Pitsea | |||
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| Place | Pitsea | ||
| Local authority | Basildon | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | c2c | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1856 | ||
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Pitsea station is a railway station located in Pitsea in the Basildon district of Essex, United Kingdom.
The station was opened in 1856 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway and is 26 miles (41.8 km) distant on the main line from Fenchurch Street.
The Station and all Services are operated by c2c.
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[edit] The Ticket Office Building
The new building was opened in October 2005. Derek Twigg MP (then Rail Minister) attended for the "Ribbon Cutting" in November 2005. The Building houses Customer Toilets including a Disabled Toilet, as well as a Retail Unit.
The Station also has four Automatic Ticket Gates.
[edit] The Ticket Office
The Ticket Office is open Monday - Friday 05.15 - 22.00, Saturday and Sunday 06.15 - 22.00. It has two serving positions and uses the Tribute Issuing System. Outside the Ticket Office is an Avantix Self Service Ticket Machine.
[edit] Off Peak Service
The typical off-peak service frequency is:
- 4tph (trains per hour) to Fenchurch Street of which:
- 2tph call at all stations via Basildon
- 2tph take the longer route via Ockendon
- 2tph to Shoeburyness
- 2tph to Southend Central
Pitsea is located on a junction between Basildon railway station or Stanford-le-Hope railway station and Benfleet railway station.
The station is immediately south of the A13 road, and adjacent to a level crossing which gives the main road access to the marshes area south of Pitsea and Basildon.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Pitsea railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Pitsea railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Basildon | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
Benfleet | ||
| Stanford-le-Hope | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
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