Pitsea railway station

Pitsea railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway 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.

Pitsea
Location
Place	Pitsea
Local authority	Borough of Basildon
Coordinates	51.560°N 0.506°E / 51.560; 0.506
Grid reference	TQ738875
Operations
Station code	PSE
Managed by	c2c
Number of platforms	4
DfT category	C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	1.110 million
– Interchange	0.160 million
2015/16	1.151 million
– Interchange	0.210 million
2016/17	1.231 million
– Interchange	0.233 million
2017/18	1.271 million
– Interchange	0.262 million
2018/19	1.316 million
– Interchange	0.255 million
History
Original company	London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
1 July 1855	Opened as Pitsea
1 June 1888	Re-sited
18 July 1932	Renamed Pitsea for Vange
December 1952	Renamed Pitsea
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pitsea from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

It was originally opened in 1855[1][2] but was replaced by a new station on an adjacent site in 1888.[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

1. James Bettley and Nikolaus Pevsner (2007). Essex. The Buildings of England. Yale University Press. p. 122.
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 186. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

• Train times and station information for Pitsea railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Basildon		c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line		Benfleet
Stanford-le-Hope