Braintree Freeport railway station

Braintree Freeport
265px Braintree Freeport railway station in 2013
Location
Place	Braintree
Local authority	Braintree
Coordinates
Grid reference	TL769220
Operations
Station code	BTP
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	24,438
2005/06	22,156
2006/07	29,099
2007/08	37,038
2008/09	53,610
2009/10	57,928
2010/11	64,728
2011/12	55,772
2012/13	59,530
2013/14	73,614
2014/15	72,354
History
Key dates	Opened 1999 (1999)
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Braintree Freeport from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Braintree Freeport railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the Freeport out-of-town shopping centre in Braintree, Essex. It is 18 miles 54 chains (30.1 km) up-line from Bishop's Stortford (from where a former branch line once ran) and it is situated between Cressing to the south and Braintree to the north. Its three-letter station code is BTP.

The station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

History

The station was opened on 8 November 1999. 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.

Services

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 321 electric multiple units, but occasionally Class 360 units may be utilised.

External links

• Report on proposed footbridge from Essex County Council

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cressing		Abellio Greater Anglia Braintree Branch Line		Braintree