Stansted Airport railway station
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Stansted Airport railway station serves London Stansted Airport
in Essex
, England
.
It is situated at the end of a short branch from the West Anglia Main Line
. The branch was constructed at a cost of £
44 million and opened in 1991, to coincide with the completion of the airport's new terminal building. The station has been built as a through station for a possible future extension of the line towards .
, a dedicated airport link service from operated by National Express East Anglia, which runs every 15 minutes. Other services operated by National Express East Anglia include local services to Liverpool Street, a service to in east London, and occasional trains northwards to .
The station is also served by CrossCountry
, who operate an hourly service to , via Cambridge, and .
London Stansted Airport
-Cargo:-Statistics:-Infrastructure:-Terminal and satellite buildings:Stansted is the newest passenger airport of all the main London airports. The terminal is an oblong glass building, and is separated in to three areas: Check-in concourse, arrivals and departures...
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...
.
It is situated at the end of a short branch from the West Anglia Main Line
West Anglia Main Line
The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. It runs generally north from London, through the towns of Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Audley End station before reaching Cambridge,...
. The branch was constructed at a cost of £
Pound sterling
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44 million and opened in 1991, to coincide with the completion of the airport's new terminal building. The station has been built as a through station for a possible future extension of the line towards .
Services
The principal service to Stansted Airport is the Stansted ExpressStansted Express
Stansted Express is a sub-brand of National Express East Anglia. It is the direct train service linking central London to Stansted Airport, one of London's major air hubs...
, a dedicated airport link service from operated by National Express East Anglia, which runs every 15 minutes. Other services operated by National Express East Anglia include local services to Liverpool Street, a service to in east London, and occasional trains northwards to .
The station is also served by CrossCountry
CrossCountry
CrossCountry is the brand name of XC Trains Ltd., a British train operating company owned by Arriva...
, who operate an hourly service to , via Cambridge, and .