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Braintree Freeport railway station

Coordinates: 51°52′08″N 0°34′01″E / 51.869°N 0.567°E / 51.869; 0.567
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Braintree Freeport
National Rail
Braintree Freeport railway station in 2013
General information
LocationBraintree, Braintree
England
Coordinates51°52′08″N 0°34′01″E / 51.869°N 0.567°E / 51.869; 0.567
Grid referenceTL769220
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeBTP
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened8 November 1999
Passengers
2018/19Increase 91,574
2019/20Increase 109,536
2020/21Decrease 26,098
2021/22Increase 91,064
2022/23Increase 109,306
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.

History

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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.

Services

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All services at Braintree Freeport are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Braintree and London Liverpool Street via Witham with additional services calling at the station during the peak hours.[3]

On Sundays, southbound services at the station run only as far as Witham.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Cressing   Greater Anglia
  Braintree

References

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  1. ^ Baker, Stuart K. (October 2010) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland (12th ed.). Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 37, section A1. ISBN 978-0-86093-632-9. 1010/C.
  2. ^ "Station Usage and Demand Forecasts for Newly Opened Railway Lines and Stations" (PDF). Department for Transport. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  3. ^ Table 11 National Rail timetable, December 2023
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