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{{Short description|Railway station in Essex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name               = Basildon
| symbol_location    = gb
| symbol             = rail
| image              = Basildon railway station, Essex (geograph 3759867).jpg
| borough            = [[Basildon]], [[Borough of Basildon]]
| country            = England
| coordinates        = {{coord|51.5679|0.4566|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name          = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position      = {{gbmapscaled|TQ703883|25|TQ703883}}
| manager            = [[c2c]]
| platforms          = 2
| code               = BSO
| classification     = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] C2
| original           = [[British Rail]]
| opened             = 25 November 1974
| mpassengers        = <!-- {{Rail pass box |pass_year=2017/18 |passengers={{increase}} 3.234 million}} 
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers={{increase}} 3.268 million}}-->
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 3.112 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 1.065 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 2.024 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 2.394 million}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 2.431 million}}
| footnotes          = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
'''Basildon''' is a railway station on the [[London, Tilbury and Southend line]], serving the town of [[Basildon]], Essex. It is {{convert|24|mi|26|chain|km}} down the main line from [[Fenchurch Street railway station|London Fenchurch Street]] and is situated between {{rws|Laindon}} to the west and {{rws|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]].<ref>{{cite journal | title=The History and Locomotives of the L. T. & S. R. | journal=The Locomotive Magazine |date=1898 |publisher=Locomotive Publishing Company |pages=2–5 | volume=3-4}}</ref> 

Basildon was designated a [[New towns in the United Kingdom|new town]] on 4 January 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=Basildon |url=https://www.tcpa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Basildon.pdf |website=Town and Country Planning Association |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref> Laindon and Pitsea stations fell within the new town boundary, albeit on the periphery.<ref>{{cite book |title=Barnett's Map of Basildon New Town Area |date=1951 |publisher=G. I. Barnett}}</ref> As was the case at other new towns, it took many years to deliver a railway station.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Haywood |first1=Russell |title=Railways, Urban Development and Town Planning in Britain: 1948–2008 |date=28 November 2012 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |isbn=978-1-4094-8825-5 |page=205 |language=en}}</ref> Basildon station was opened by [[British Rail]] on 25 November 1974.<ref>Basildon History http://www.basildon.com/history/railway/railway.html</ref> 

In September 2022, the down (towards Southend) platform was partially closed, preventing 12-carriage trains from calling at the station in that direction.<ref>{{cite news |last1=England |first1=Sophie |title=Trains with 12-carriages unable to stop at Basildon due to platform movement |url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/22313398.basildon-station-sees-part-closure-platform-two/ |access-date=6 June 2024 |work=Echo |date=20 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Private operation of the London, Tilbury and Southend line by [[c2c (1996–2025)|Trenitalia c2c]] ceased on 20 July 2025, with the new publicly owned operator [[c2c]] taking over.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Lewis |title=Trains return to public ownership in south Essex |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gd48kz792o |website=BBC NEWS |publisher=BBC |access-date=25 July 2025 |url-status=live | archive-date=28 July 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728084129/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gd48kz792o }}</ref>

== Design ==
The station has two platforms, both located on the upper level.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

The ticket hall houses a retail unit as well as self-service ticket machines. The ticket office has three serving positions.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}

== Services ==
Basildon is served by [[c2c]] trains westbound to [[Fenchurch Street railway station|Fenchurch Street]] in the [[City of London]] and eastbound to [[Shoeburyness railway station|Shoeburyness]] in eastern Essex.

As of the June 2024 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:<ref>{{cite web |title=c2c Train Times  |url=https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/app/uploads/2024/05/6655b351d3b4b-6655b351d3b4c5362_Working_TT_Booklet_Digital_Landscape.pdf.pdf |publisher=c2c |access-date=1 June 2024 |date=June 2024}}</ref>
* 4 tph (trains per hour) westbound to [[Fenchurch Street railway station|London Fenchurch Street]] (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)
* 4 tph eastbound to {{rws|Shoeburyness}} (2 tph all stations and 2 tph semi-fast)

==References==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Transport in the Borough of Basildon]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Essex]]
[[Category:DfT Category C2 stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1974]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by c2c]]