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Basildon railway station

Railway station in Essex, England

51°34′04″N 0°27′24″E / 51.5679°N 0.4566°E / 51.5679; 0.4566Grid referenceTQ703883Managed byc2cPlatforms2Other informationStation codeBSOClassificationDfT category C2HistoryOpened25 November 1974Original companyBritish RailPassengers2018/19

3.268 million2019/20

3.112 million2020/21

1.065 million2021/22

2.024 million2022/23

2.394 million

Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Basildon railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the town of Basildon, Essex. It is 24 miles 26 chains (39.1 km) down the main line from London Fenchurch Street and is situated between Laindon to the west and Pitsea to the east. Its three-letter station code is BSO. The station and all its trains are currently operated by c2c.

History

The "Pitsea direct" line of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway was opened between East Horndon and Pitsea on 1 June 1888 and allowed trains between London and Southend to avoid the longer route via Tilbury, significantly reducing journey times. Laindon station opened with the new line in 1888 and Pitsea, originally opened in 1855, became a junction station.^[1]

Basildon was designated a new town on 4 January 1949.^[2] Laindon and Pitsea stations fell within the new town boundary, albeit on the periphery.^[3]

Basildon station was opened by British Rail on 25 November 1974.^[4]

In September 2022, the down (towards Southend) platform was partially closed, preventing 12-carriage trains from calling at the station in that direction.^[5]

Design

The station has two platforms, both located on the upper level.

The ticket hall houses a retail unit as well as self-service ticket machines. The ticket office has three serving positions.

Services

Basildon is served by c2c trains westbound to Fenchurch Street in the City of London and eastbound to Shoeburyness in eastern Essex.

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:^[6]

4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to London Fenchurch Street (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
4 tph eastbound to Shoeburyness (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)

References

^ "The History and Locomotives of the L. T. & S. R.". The Locomotive Magazine. 3–4. Locomotive Publishing Company: 2–5. 1898.
^ "Basildon" (PDF). Town and Country Planning Association. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ Barnett's Map of Basildon New Town Area. G. I. Barnett. 1951.
^ Basildon History http://www.basildon.com/history/railway/railway.html
^ England, Sophie (20 September 2022). "Trains with 12-carriages unable to stop at Basildon due to platform movement". Echo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "c2c Train Times" (PDF). c2c. June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.