Braintree Freeport railway station

Braintree Freeport
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General information
Location	Braintree
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BTP
History
Opened	1999

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 44 miles 16 chains (71.1 km) down-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 station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

History

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.

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.

References

^ 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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
^ "Station Usage and Demand Forecasts for Newly Opened Railway Lines and Stations" (PDF). Department for Transport. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

External links

Report on proposed footbridge from Essex County Council

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

[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. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

[demand_forecasting-2] "Station Usage and Demand Forecasts for Newly Opened Railway Lines and Stations" (PDF). Department for Transport. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2011.

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