Billericay railway station

Billericay
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General information
Location	Basildon
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BIC
History
Opened	1 January 1889

Billericay railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the east of England, serving the town of Billericay in the Basildon district of the county of Essex. The vast majority of services on the Shenfield to Southend Line connect to the Great Eastern Main Line, linking Southend Victoria station in Southend-on-Sea to Liverpool Street station in London.

Billericay station is located in close proximity to the town's centre and industrial areas, sunk into a cutting in which the railway line is situated. It is 24 miles 28 chains (39.2 km) down-line from Liverpool Street and is situated between Shenfield and Wickford. The station and trains serving it are currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

History

Billericay station opened to passenger services on 1 January 1889. The line through the station was electrified by British Railways in the 1950s.^[1]

As part of the National Station Improvements scheme, the station underwent improvement works costing around £1.7 million, which were completed in January 2012. These changes have completely altered the aspect of the station from the road side. A less changed "twin" of Billericay station is Buckhurst Hill tube station, another Great Eastern Railway Essex station, built 1892. ^[2]^[3]^[4]

Services

The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. The typical off-peak service is three trains per hour between Liverpool Street and Southend Victoria. During peak hours additional trains also run between Liverpool Street/Shenfield and Southminster along the Crouch Valley Line.

References

^ http://www.billericayhistory.org.uk/page_id__278.aspx
^ Billericay Station £1.7 million improvements, Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ All change at Billericay train station, Retrieved 3 July 2011.
^ Billericay and Brentwood station improvements begin Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 3 July 2011.

External links

Train times and station information for Billericay railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Shenfield		Abellio Greater Anglia Shenfield to Southend Line		Wickford

51°37′44″N 0°25′08″E / 51.629°N 0.419°E / 51.629; 0.419

[1] ttp://www.billericayhistory.org.uk/page_id__278.aspx

[2] Billericay Station £1.7 million improvements, Retrieved 3 July 2011.

[3] All change at Billericay train station, Retrieved 3 July 2011.

[4] Billericay and Brentwood station improvements begin Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 3 July 2011.

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