Pitsea railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, serving the small 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.

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Pitsea
General information
Location	Pitsea, Borough of Basildon England
Coordinates	51.560°N 0.506°E / 51.560; 0.506
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
2018/19	1.316 million
Interchange	0.255 million
2019/20	1.289 million
Interchange	0.220 million
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
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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It was originally opened in 1855^[1][2] by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway but was replaced by a new station on an adjacent site in 1888 when the line from Barking to Upminster fully opened.^[2] The station was renamed Pitsea for Vange in 1932, but reverted to the original name Pitsea in 1952.^[2]

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.

A new station building was opened in October 2005. Derek Twigg (then rail minister) attended for the "ribbon cutting" in November 2005. The building houses customer toilets and a retail unit. The station also has four automatic ticket gates.

The ticket office has two serving positions and uses the Tribute issuing system. Outside the ticket office is a self-service ticket machine that takes payment by both cash and cards.

As of the December 2023 timetable the typical Monday to Friday off-peak service is:^[3]

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to London Fenchurch Street via Basildon;
• 2 tph to London Fenchurch Street via Ockendon;
• 2 tph to Shoeburyness;
• 2 tph to Southend Central.

Additional services to/from London start/terminate here during peak times.