Braintree Freeport railway station in 2013 | |
General information | |
Location | Braintree, Braintree England |
Coordinates | 51°52′08″N0°34′01″E / 51.869°N 0.567°E Coordinates: 51°52′08″N0°34′01″E / 51.869°N 0.567°E |
Grid reference | TL769220 |
Managed by | Greater Anglia |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | BTP |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Opened | 1999 |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Braintree Freeport railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England,serving the Braintree Village shopping centre (formerly known as Braintree Freeport). It is 44 miles 16 chains (71.13 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street via Witham and it is situated between Cressing to the south and Braintree to the north. Its three-letter station code is BTP. [1] The platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains.
The station is managed by Greater Anglia,which also operates all trains serving it.
The station was opened on 8 November 1999. [2] There is a single,unstaffed platform with a shelter and a self-service ticket machine but there is no station building or other facilities.
Despite having 1,500 free car-parking spaces for the shopping centre and there being no pay machines on site,a charge has been implemented for long-stay car parking beyond six hours for which users pay via phone or online.
The typical off-peak service is of one train per hour to Braintree and one to Witham,where Monday-Saturday services continue onto the Great Eastern Main Line for London Liverpool Street. On Sundays services terminate at Witham and passengers travelling on towards London must change for a connecting train.
Services are typically formed by Class 720 electric multiple units and Class 321/322’s.
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White Notley railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England,serving the village of White Notley,Essex. It is 41 miles 60 chains (67.19 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and it is situated between Witham to the south and Cressing to the north. Its three-letter station code is WNY. The platform has an operational length for twelve-coach trains. In 2018/19 it was the least used station in Essex.
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Cressing | Abellio Greater Anglia Braintree Branch Line | Braintree |