National Express East Anglia (NXEA) was a train operating company in England owned by National Express that operated the Greater Anglia franchise from April 2004 until February 2012. Originally trading as One,it was rebranded National Express East Anglia in February 2008. It provided local,suburban and express services from London Liverpool Street to destinations in Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,Suffolk and Norfolk in the East of England.
A train operating company (TOC) is a business operating passenger trains on the railway system of Great Britain under the collective National Rail brand. TOCs have existed since the privatisation of the network under the Railways Act 1993.
Brimsdown railway station is on the Lea Valley line that forms part of the West Anglia Main Line,serving the neighbourhood of Brimsdown in the London Borough of Enfield,north London. It is 10 miles 61 chains (17.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ponders End and Enfield Lock. Its three-letter station code is BMD and it is in Travelcard zone 5.
Reedham railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the East of England,serving the village of Reedham,Norfolk. It is 12 miles 13 chains (19.6 km) down the line from Norwich and is situated between Cantley to the west and,to the east,Berney Arms on the Great Yarmouth branch or Haddiscoe on the Lowestoft branch. It is commonly suffixed as Reedham (Norfolk) in order to distinguish it from the station of the same name in south London. Its three-letter station code is REE.
Cheshunt is a National Rail and London Overground station in Cheshunt,Hertfordshire,England. On the National Rail network it is on the West Anglia Main Line,14 miles 1 chain (22.6 km) from London Liverpool Street and situated between Waltham Cross and Broxbourne. On the London Overground network it is one of three northern termini of the Lea Valley lines.
Woodbridge railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the town of Woodbridge,Suffolk. It is 10 miles 19 chains (16.5 km) down the line from Ipswich and 79 miles (127 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Westerfield and Melton. Its three-letter station code is WDB.
Cambridge railway station is the principal station serving the city of Cambridge in the east of England. It stands at the end of Station Road,1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the city centre. It is the northern terminus of the West Anglia Main Line,55 miles 52 chains (89.6 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street,the southern terminus.
The Ipswich–Ely line is a railway line linking East Anglia to the English Midlands via Ely. There is also a branch line to Cambridge. Passenger services are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. It is a part of Network Rail Strategic Route 5,SRS 05.07,05.08 and part of SRS 07.03. The line has previously been part of the Great Eastern Main Line.
Melton railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,serving the village of Melton,Suffolk. It is 11 miles 49 chains (18.7 km) down the line from Ipswich and 80 miles 28 chains (129.3 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Woodbridge and Wickham Market. Its three-letter station code is MES.
Wickham Market railway station is on the East Suffolk Line in the east of England,located in Campsea Ashe,Suffolk,approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Wickham Market itself. The station is 15 miles 64 chains (25.4 km) down the line from Ipswich and 84 miles 43 chains (136 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;it is situated between Melton and Saxmundham. Its three-letter station code is WCM.
Stowmarket railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England,serving the town of Stowmarket,Suffolk. It is 80 miles 9 chains (128.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Needham Market to the south and Diss to the north. It is also the junction where the Ipswich to Ely Line joins the GEML. Its three-letter station code is SMK.
Sudbury railway station is the northern terminus of the Gainsborough Line,a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the town of Sudbury,Suffolk. It is 11 miles 67 chains (19.05 km) down the line from the southern terminus of Marks Tey and 58 miles 32 chains (93.99 km) measured from London Liverpool Street;the preceding station on the branch is Bures. Its three-letter station code is SUY. The platform has an operational length for two-coach trains.
Buckenham railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England,serving the village of Buckenham in Norfolk. It is 7 miles 62 chains (12.5 km) down the line from Norwich on the routes to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth and is situated between Brundall and Cantley. Its three-letter station code is BUC.
Diss railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England,serving the town of Diss,Norfolk. It is 94 miles 43 chains (152.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stowmarket to the south and Norwich to the north. It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of Norwich. Its three-letter station code is DIS.
Brandon railway station is on the Breckland Line in the East of England,serving the town of Brandon,Suffolk,although the station is actually situated across the county boundary in Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.
Bury St Edmunds railway station serves the town of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk,England. The station is on the Ipswich–Ely line and all trains calling there are operated by Greater Anglia.
Newmarket railway station serves the town of Newmarket,in Suffolk,England. All trains serving it are operated by Abellio owned Greater Anglia. Following the sale of the station building for offices by Network Rail in 2011,plans were underway to build a new station building following complaints from local residents. Some improvements were made in 2016.
Elmswell serves the village of Elmswell in Suffolk,England. The station,and all trains serving it,are today operated by Greater Anglia.
Greater Anglia is a train operating company in Great Britain owned as a joint venture by Abellio,the international arm of the state-owned Dutch national rail operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen,and the Japanese trading company Mitsui &Co. It operates the East Anglia franchise,providing the commuter and intercity services from its Central London terminus at London Liverpool Street to Essex,Suffolk,Norfolk and parts of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire as well as many regional services throughout the East of England.
The Southbury Loop is a line linking Edmonton Green,in north-east London,to Cheshunt. It was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1891 although initially it was not very successful and was closed to passenger traffic in 1909. Goods trains continued to use the line although in World War I passenger services were reinstated for munitions workers. Once the war finished the line returned to its goods-only role although was occasionally used for diversionary purposes when the West Anglia Main Line was closed south of Cheshunt. Electrification of the line and the reintroduction of passenger services in 1960 saw the line become busy with regular suburban services as part of the Lea Valley Lines network. Since May 2015 passenger services on the line are part of London Overground.
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