Bures railway station is on the

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, a branch off the

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to , in the

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, serving the village of Bures, which straddles the counties of Essex and Suffolk. It is down the line from and from

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, between to the south and Sudbury to the north. Its three-letter station code is BUE. The platform has an operational length for four-coach trains.

History

The station opened with the opening of the line from Marks Tey to Sudbury as part of the

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on 2 July 1849. On 12 July 1887 one person was killed at Bures when part of a runaway train collided with a crossing gate. The station is managed by

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, which also operates all trains serving it, as part of the

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. The original station buildings having been demolished it is now unstaffed and has one platform as the line is single-track. A self-service ticket machine was installed in 2017 as part of a franchise commitment to install ticket machines at all Greater Anglia stations. In December 2017 Bures was made a request stop during weekday off-peak times and throughout the weekend. However, from May 2019 it reverted to a regular stop with all trains calling.

Services

The typical off-peak service is as follows:

References

External links

History of the railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury, particularly around BuresHistory page at Subterranea Britannica
Railway stations in Essex DfT Category F2 stations Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1849 Railway stations served by Greater Anglia 1849 establishments in England {{EastEngland-railstation-stub