TRAINS with 12-carriages unable to stop at Basildon for the foreseeable future due to worsening of the platform movement.

c2c say they have taken the difficult decision to close a section of Platform 2 at Basildon meaning 12-carriage trains are unable to stop at Basildon in the Southend direction.

The company is now planning major works to rectify the underlying issue.

A spokesman for c2c said: “Due to a worsening of the platform movement, c2c, supported by its structural engineers and Network Rail has made the difficult decision to close a section of Platform 2 at Basildon.

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“As such 12-carriage trains are unable stop at Basildon in the Southend direction for the foreseeable future.

“This difficult decision has been taken as the absolute level of movement has increased and is now considered to be at a critical level.

“c2c were planning major works to rectify the underlying issue at Basildon.

“However, the level of movement has been accelerated by the prolonged period of hot dry weather during the summer, which has caused shrinkage of the clay that underlies much of the c2c route.

“This has resulted in this section of platform having to be taken out of use sooner than planned. 

“Our planned remedial works will now be accelerated.

“We apologise to everyone impacted, but maintaining a safe railway has to be our top priority.”

c2c bosses had it is a complex issue and repair works required are likely to take some time.