Braintree Freeport railway station
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Braintree Freeport railway station serves the large Freeport out-of-town outlet shopping centre on the southern outskirts of Braintree, Essex. The unstaffed single platform station is located on the Witham/Braintree Branch Line 71 km (44.1 mi) north east of London Liverpool Street railway station and has a platform shelter but no other facilities.
Adjacent stations are to the south-east and to the north-west. The station opened on 8 November 1999.
The station is served and operated by the National Express East Anglia railway operating company. All services are scheduled to be operated by Class 321
electric multiple unit
s, but occasionally Class 360
or Class 315
EMUs replace them. Most services operate between Braintree Freeport and London Liverpool Street, joining the Great Eastern Main Line
at Witham railway station
.
A self-service ticket machine has been provided on the station platform.
Despite having 1,500 free car parking spaces for the shopping centre and there being no pay machines on site, there has now been a charge implemented for long stay car parking beyond six hours with which you have to pay via phone or online, likely to catch out train users as signs in the car park are scarce.
and southbound to Witham
and beyond to London Liverpool Street.
Adjacent stations are to the south-east and to the north-west. The station opened on 8 November 1999.
The station is served and operated by the National Express East Anglia railway operating company. All services are scheduled to be operated by Class 321
British Rail Class 321
The British Rail Class 321 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL York in three batches from 1988-91. The design was successful and led to the development of the similar Class 320 and Class 322 units for use by Strathclyde PTE and Stansted Express respectively...
electric multiple unit
Electric multiple unit
An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages, using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages...
s, but occasionally Class 360
British Rail Class 360
The British Rail Class 360 electric multiple units were built by Siemens in two sub-types from 2002-2003 and 2004-2005. These units are part of the Siemens Desiro family.The Siemens "Desiro UK" family also includes units of Classes 185, 350, 380, 444 and 450....
or Class 315
British Rail Class 315
British Rail Class 315 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL at York works from 1980 to 1981. They were the fifth and final variety of British Rail's then-standard 1972 design for suburban EMUs, which eventually encompassed 755 vehicles and five Classes...
EMUs replace them. Most services operate between Braintree Freeport and London Liverpool Street, joining the Great Eastern Main Line
Great Eastern Main Line
The Great Eastern Main Line is a 212 Kilometre major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street in the City of London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich and several coastal resorts such as...
at Witham railway station
Witham railway station
Witham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Witham in Essex. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line and is also the junction of the Witham-Braintree line...
.
A self-service ticket machine has been provided on the station platform.
Despite having 1,500 free car parking spaces for the shopping centre and there being no pay machines on site, there has now been a charge implemented for long stay car parking beyond six hours with which you have to pay via phone or online, likely to catch out train users as signs in the car park are scarce.
Services
There is generally an hourly daily hourly service northbound to BraintreeBraintree railway station
Braintree railway station is owned by Network Rail and managed by train operating company National Express East Anglia. Most trains run direct to London Liverpool Street, joining the Great Eastern Main Line at Witham...
and southbound to Witham
Witham railway station
Witham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Witham in Essex. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line and is also the junction of the Witham-Braintree line...
and beyond to London Liverpool Street.
External links
- Report on proposed footbridge from Essex County Council