Braintree Freeport railway station is on the
Braintree Branch Line
The Braintree branch line is a railway branch line in the East of England that diverges from the Great Eastern Main Line at and runs north-west to . The route is in length and there are five stations, including the two termini. The line is p ...
in the
East of England, serving the Braintree Village shopping centre (formerly known as Braintree Freeport). It is down the line from
London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. It is the t ...
via and it is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is BTP.
The platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains.
The station is managed by
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 and one to , where Monday-Saturday services continue onto the
Great Eastern Main Line for
London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station, also known as London Liverpool Street, is a central London railway terminus and connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, in the ward of Bishopsgate Without. It is the t ...
. 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.
References
External links
Report on proposed footbridgefrom Essex County Council
{{Railway stations served by Abellio Greater Anglia
Railway stations in Essex
DfT Category F2 stations
Railway stations opened by Railtrack
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1999
Greater Anglia franchise railway stations
Braintree, Essex