Basildon railway station is on the
London, Tilbury and Southend line
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, serving the town of
Basildon
Basildon ( ) is the largest town in the borough of Basildon, within the county of Essex, England. It has a population of 107,123. In 1931 the parish had a population of 1159.
It lies east of Central London, south of the city of Chelmsford and ...
, Essex. It is down the main line from
London Fenchurch Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. Its three-letter station code is BSO.
History
It was opened by
British Rail
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in 1974 to serve the
new town
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of Basildon, which was previously served by Laindon station.
[Basildon History http://www.basildon.com/history/railway/railway.html] The station and all its trains are currently operated by
.
Facilities
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
trains westbound to
Fenchurch Street
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in the
City of London
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and eastbound to
Shoeburyness
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in eastern Essex.
The typical Monday-Friday off-peak service pattern is:
* 2 trains per hour to London Fenchurch Street;
* 2 trains per hour to Shoeburyness.
References
External links
{{Railway stations served by c2c
Transport in the Borough of Basildon
Railway stations in Essex
DfT Category C2 stations
Railway stations opened by British Rail
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1974
Railway stations served by c2c