Pitsea railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Pitsea, Borough of Basildon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°33′36″N 0°30′22″E / 51.560°N 0.506°E | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 1.144 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.192 million | ||||
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Pitsea is a railway station 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. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c.
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. The station is the closest for Wat Tyler Country Park which is about a kilometre away down Pitsea Hall Lane.