Cressing railway station
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Cressing railway station serves the villages of Cressing and Black Notley
in Essex
, England
. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is situated on the Braintree Branch Line
.
(in the 'down' direction) call at every stop (Braintree Freeport and Braintree). Most trains in the up (towards London) direction on Mondays to Saturdays run to London Liverpool Street, but on Sundays passengers must change at Witham
. Trains towards London generally call at White Notley, Witham, Hatfield Peverel
, Chelmsford
, Ingatestone
, Shenfield
and Stratford
along the way. All services are scheduled to be operated by Class 321
electric multiple unit
s, but occasionally Class 360
or Class 315
EMUs replace them.
Originally the Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway, the line opened on 2 October 1848, double tracked throughout until the Crimean War
. Cressing is on the section from Witham to Braintree
. This station was renamed Cressing from Bulford in February 1911. It is suggested that the large crossing gates were because Cressing had a passing loop until after World War I, and retained the loop for freight purposes until freight closure in 1964.
The station was owned by the Great Eastern Railway
(GER) from 1862 to 1923, but as the building does not show GER architectural canopy support features, it is likely that it pre-dates GER. Although there doesn't appear to be any obvious evidence, (as in the case of Maldon East Station
which proudly displays MWB on the gulleys at the top of its downpipes), that it was built when the line opened, that is still quite possible and if so would make it the only surviving Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway structure on this railway.
Black Notley
Black Notley is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately south of Braintree and is north-northeast from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district and parliamentary constituency of Braintree...
in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is situated on the Braintree Branch Line
Braintree Branch Line
The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex, England.The line diverges from the Great Eastern Main Line at Witham. Passenger services are currently operated by National Express East Anglia...
.
Service Patterns
A train departs hourly in each direction. Trains towards 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...
(in the 'down' direction) call at every stop (Braintree Freeport and Braintree). Most trains in the up (towards London) direction on Mondays to Saturdays run to London Liverpool Street, but on Sundays passengers must change at 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...
. Trains towards London generally call at White Notley, Witham, Hatfield Peverel
Hatfield Peverel railway station
Hatfield Peverel serves the villages of Hatfield Peverel and Nounsley in Essex, England. This station and all trains serving it are operated by National Express East Anglia.-Train Services:The following services currently call at Hatfield Peverel:...
, Chelmsford
Chelmsford railway station
Chelmsford railway station is a railway station serving the town of Chelmsford in Essex. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line.The station is served by National Express East Anglia...
, Ingatestone
Ingatestone railway station
Ingatestone railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ingatestone in Essex, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by National Express East Anglia.-History:...
, Shenfield
Shenfield railway station
Shenfield is a major station located in Shenfield in the borough of Brentwood in Essex, England. It lies on the Great Eastern Main Line and links Liverpool Street station in the City of London to places in the East of England. It was first opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 29 March 1843 on...
and Stratford
Stratford station
Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway . Stratford is in...
along the way. 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.
Originally the Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway, the line opened on 2 October 1848, double tracked throughout until the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. Cressing is on the section from Witham to Braintree
Braintree Branch Line
The Braintree Branch Line is a branch line from Witham to Braintree in Essex, England.The line diverges from the Great Eastern Main Line at Witham. Passenger services are currently operated by National Express East Anglia...
. This station was renamed Cressing from Bulford in February 1911. It is suggested that the large crossing gates were because Cressing had a passing loop until after World War I, and retained the loop for freight purposes until freight closure in 1964.
The station was owned by the Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
(GER) from 1862 to 1923, but as the building does not show GER architectural canopy support features, it is likely that it pre-dates GER. Although there doesn't appear to be any obvious evidence, (as in the case of Maldon East Station
Maldon East and Heybridge railway station
Maldon East and Heybridge railway station was a station in Maldon, Essex, England. It closed in 1964.Former Services-External links:*...
which proudly displays MWB on the gulleys at the top of its downpipes), that it was built when the line opened, that is still quite possible and if so would make it the only surviving Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway structure on this railway.