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Pitsea
General information
Location	Pitsea, Borough of Basildon England
Coordinates	51°33′36″N 0°30′22″E / 51.560°N 0.506°E / 51.560; 0.506
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
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
2023/24	1.086 million
Interchange	0.195 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Pitsea railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the 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 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. The station was renamed Pitsea for Vange in 1932, but reverted to the original name Pitsea in 1952.

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

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:

• 2 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon
• 2 tph westbound to London Fenchurch Street via Tilbury Town and Ockendon
• 4 tph eastbound to Southend Central, of which 2 tph continue to Shoeburyness

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.
3. "c2c Train Times" (PDF). c2c. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

External links

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

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

• Railway stations in Essex
• DfT Category C2 stations
• Transport in the Borough of Basildon
• Former London, Tilbury and Southend Railway stations
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1855
• Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1888
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1888
• Railway stations served by c2c