Billericay railway station
Railway station in Essex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Billericay railway station is a stop 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 line connect to the Great Eastern Main Line, linking Southend Victoria station in Southend-on-Sea to Liverpool Street station in London. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV and the station's three-letter station code is BIC. The platforms have an operational length for 12 carriages.
General information | |||||
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Location | Billericay, Basildon England | ||||
Grid reference | TQ674949 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BIC | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1 January 1889 (1889-01-01) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 3.043 million | ||||
2019/20 | 2.828 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.506 million | ||||
2021/22 | 1.446 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.887 million | ||||
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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 located 24 miles 28 chains (39.19 km) from Liverpool Street and is placed between Shenfield and Wickford stations. The station and trains serving it are currently operated by Greater Anglia.