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Station entrance as seen in February 2013 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Braintree, Braintree England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°52′31″N 0°33′25″E / 51.87528°N 0.55694°E | ||||
Grid reference | TL760227 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | BTR | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Eastern Counties Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
2 October 1848 | Opened as Braintree | ||||
22 February 1869 | Re-sited | ||||
19 October 1910 | Renamed Braintree & Bocking | ||||
After 1948 | Renamed Braintree | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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Braintree railway station is the northern terminus of the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the town of Braintree, Essex. It is 44 miles 78 chains (72.38 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street via Witham; the preceding station on the route is Braintree Freeport to the south.
Its three-letter station code is BTR. The platform has an operational length for twelve-coach trains. The station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.