Billericay railway station

Billericay National Rail
Location
Place Billericay
Local authority Basildon
Grid reference TQ674949
Operations
Station code BIC
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 2
DfT category C2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05  2.698 million
2005/06 Increase 2.767 million
2006/07 Increase 2.792 million
2007/08 Increase 2.840 million
2008/09 Decrease 2.833 million
2009/10 Decrease 2.631 million
2010/11 Increase 2.756 million
2011/12 Increase 2.807 million
2012/13 Increase 2.942 million
2013/14 Increase 3.017 million
History
Key dates Opened 1 January 1889 (1889-01-01) (1 January 1889 (1889-01-01))
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Billericay from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Billericay station in 1961

Billericay railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the east of England, serving the town of Billericay in the Basildon district of the county of Essex. The vast majority of services on the Shenfield to Southend Line connect to the Great Eastern Main Line, linking Southend Victoria station in Southend-on-Sea to Liverpool Street station in London.

Billericay station is located in close proximity to the town's centre and industrial areas, sunk into a cutting in which the railway line is situated. It is 24 miles 28 chains (39.2 km) down-line from Liverpool Street and is situated between Shenfield and Wickford. The station and trains serving it are currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

History

Billericay station opened to passenger services on 1 January 1889. The line through the station was electrified by British Railways in the 1950s.[1]

As part of the National Station Improvements scheme, the station underwent improvement works costing around £1.7 million, which were completed in January 2012. These changes have completely altered the aspect of the station from the road side. A less changed "twin" of Billericay station is Buckhurst Hill tube station, another Great Eastern Railway Essex station, built 1892. [2][3][4]

Services

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. The typical off-peak service is three trains per hour between Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria. During peak hours additional trains also run between Liverpool Street/Shenfield and Southminster along the Crouch Valley Line.

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Shenfield   Abellio Greater Anglia
Shenfield to Southend Line
  Wickford

Coordinates: 51°37′44″N 0°25′08″E / 51.629°N 0.419°E / 51.629; 0.419

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