Basildon is railway station located in Basildon

Basildon

Basildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of Central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...

, Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, England

England

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. The station was opened in 1974. The Station is managed by and all train services are operated by c2c

C2c

c2c is a British train operating company that is part of the National Express Group. It provides passenger rail services on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line from Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London to east London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway...

. It is situated between Laindon railway station

Laindon railway station

Laindon is railway station located in Laindon in the Basildon district of Essex, England.The station was opened in 1888 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway as part of a new direct route from Barking to Pitsea, avoiding Tilbury. It is located down the line from Fenchurch Street. The station...

 and Pitsea railway station

Pitsea railway station

Pitsea station is a railway station located in Pitsea in Basildon, Essex, England.The station was opened on 1 July 1855 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway The original station was replaced by another on an adjacent site on 1 June 1888. It is 26 miles distant on the main line from Fenchurch...

 and located 24.17 mi (38.9 km) by rail from Fenchurch Street.

Ticket Office

The ticket office has three serving positions and is open Monday - Friday 05.15 - 22.00, Saturday and Sunday 06.15 - 21.30. The ticket hall houses a retail unit as well as a Scheidt & Bachmann Self Service Ticket Machine and a Shere FASTticket Machine. A cash machine

Cash Machine

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  is also sited in the ticket hall.

Platforms

The station has two platforms. Both are located on the upper level, they can be reached by a fixed staircase or by a lift.

Services

Basildon station is served solely by London, Tilbury and Southend Line

London, Tilbury and Southend Railway

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...

 trains heading inbound to Fenchurch Street railway station

Fenchurch Street railway station

Fenchurch Street railway station, also known as London Fenchurch Street, is a central London railway terminus in the south eastern corner of the City of London, England. The station is one of the smallest terminals in London in terms of platforms and one of the most intensively operated...

 in central London and outbound to Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness railway station

Shoeburyness is a railway station located in the small town of Shoeburyness in the borough and unitary district of Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. The station serves as the eastern terminus of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway from Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London,...

 in eastern Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

. Inbound trains operate about every 15 minutes during off-peak hours and supplemented with trains running up to five minutes apart during peak hours. Of these, half call at all stations, taking 39 minutes to reach London at an average of 37.2 mph (59.9 km/h). The other half are fast trains that skip either West Horndon or Limehouse station, arriving in London 36 minutes later travelling at approximately 40.3 mph (64.9 km/h).

Outbound trains operate at 15-minute intervals during off-peak hours with supplementary service during peak hours. Half of these trains call at all stations, arriving at Shoeburyness 33 minutes later at an average of 27.9 mph (44.9 km/h). The other half skip Pitsea

Pitsea railway station

Pitsea station is a railway station located in Pitsea in Basildon, Essex, England.The station was opened on 1 July 1855 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway The original station was replaced by another on an adjacent site on 1 June 1888. It is 26 miles distant on the main line from Fenchurch...

, taking 31 minutes to reach Shoeburyness at an average of 29.7 mph (47.8 km/h).