Pitsea railway station

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Location
Pitsea
Place	Pitsea
Local authority	Basildon
Operations
Managed by	c2c
Platforms in use	4
Annual entry/exit 04/05	0.870 million **
History
Key dates	Opened 1856
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Pitsea. Disclaimer (PDF)

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 & 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.

1 The Ticket Office Building
2 The Ticket Office
3 Off Peak Service
4 External links

[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.