2012

TQ7387 : Pitsea Station

taken 13 years ago, near to Pitsea, Essex, England

This is 1 of 25 images, with title Pitsea Station in this square
Pitsea Station
Pitsea Station
This is where the two branches of the London to Southend line rejoin / split.
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is a railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex to Shoeburyness. The line has two branches the direct line via Basildon and the longer slower line via Grays and Tilbury. The two lines divide at Barking and Pitsea. The line was opened in 1854.

Pitsea Station

Pitsea station is located in Pitsea, Basildon, Essex.
The station was opened in 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 on the main line from Fenchurch Street. The station was renamed Pitsea for Vange on 18 July 1932, but reverted to the original name Pitsea in 1952.
The station and all services are operated by c2c.
The station is located at the two branches of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Line.


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Geographical Context: Railways
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TQ7387, 76 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 3 March, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 18 April, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7385 8761 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:33.6345N 0:30.3973E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 7384 8760
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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