Braintree Station | Trains to Braintree

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The prosperity of the Essex town of Braintree was built on textiles, an industry that benefitted greatly from its rail connection to London in 1848. The current Braintree station is on a different site than the original, but it remains the northern terminus of the Braintree branch line, with hourly weekday trains departing for London Liverpool Street station. The town centre around the Market Place has numerous stores, restaurants and pubs, as well as the George Yard shopping centre. The ten-minute walk north from the station to Market Place and nearby High Street takes you past the Warner Textile Archive, a collection that reflects on the history of silk manufacture in the town. Nowadays most visitors come to Braintree for textiles of a different kind, as they hunt for bargains at the nearby Braintree Freeport Designer Outlet Centre, to the south-east of the station.

Ticket office

Ticket Machine	Available
Staff help	Unavailable
Staffing level	The staff is available at specific times. Please check at the station.
Oyster Prepay	Unavailable
Oyster topup	Unavailable
Oyster validator	Unavailable
Pre-purchase collection	Available

Luggage

Left Luggage	Unavailable
Left Luggage Website	https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Facilities

Shops	Unavailable
Postbox	Unavailable
Telephones	Available
Telephone types	Cards and coins
Station Buffet	Available
Station Buffet notes	Coffee shop
ATM	Unavailable
Bureau de Change	Unavailable
Tourist Information Office	Unavailable
Nearest station with more facilities	Step free access to all platforms via lifts

Toilets

Toilets	Available
Toilets notes	Accessible toilet available in the waiting room and accessed with a radar key. The toilets are only open during staffing hours
Showers	Unavailable
Baby change	Unavailable

WiFi

WiFi	Available
WiFi notes	Find WiFi Hotspots around Braintree station
Web kiosk	Unavailable

Staffing and customer service

Staff Help notes	Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. Assistance requests that cannot be met by a member of staff will be offered suitable alternative transport. Booking is recommended.
Customer Service notes	Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00. Sunday 10:00-20:00. Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00. The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0345 600 7245 (option 8). Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
Customer help points	Available
CCTV	Available

Parking

Carpark name	Station Car Park
Carpark operator	National Car Parks Ltd
Car parking spaces	26

Bicycle Facilities

Cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage spaces	52
Sheltered cycle storage	Available
Cycle storage CCTV	Available
Cycle storage notes	Within station, forecourt and car park
Cycle storage notes	There are stands available.

Accessibility

Step-free access	Step free access is available throughout the whole station.
Ramps for train access	Available
Wheelchairs	Unavailable
Induction Loop	Available
Accessible ticket machines	Available
Accessible Booking Office counter	Unavailable
Accessible taxis	Accessible taxis are available at this station, please see below for more information
Accessible taxis notes	Braintree station is served by a taxi rank or a cab office. Check availability before travelling, and pre-book if necessary. Consider using the following local operators: A1 (01376 327732) or Yelo (01376 334455) or Direct Line (01376 323232).

First Class Lounge

Trainline's top spots near Braintree station

Looking for a coffee on the way to the station? We've collected a list of our favourite independent coffee houses and eateries within walking distance of the station - check them out below!

Cafe	How far?	What's it all about?
R&T'S Cafe	6 minutes	Small friendly café with cakes, breakfasts and more.
The Basement Coffee Lounge	8 minutes	Neat local coffee shop with wide variety of bean types - do pop in and see us!

As a terminus station, the trains to and from London Liverpool Street both arrive and depart from platform 1. The station building has a ticket hall, waiting room, toilets and a coffee shop. The bus stop is outside the station on Station Approach. There is a small pay-and-display car park at the station, with 26 spaces, as well as sheltered bicycle parking with 52 storage spaces. The entire station has step-free access.

Departures
Arrivals

Departing to	Train	Time	Platform	Status
to Witham	Greater Anglia	05:38	1	On time
to London Liverpool Street	Greater Anglia	06:42	1	On time
to London Liverpool Street	Greater Anglia	07:26	1	On time
to London Liverpool Street	Greater Anglia	08:13	1	On time
to London Liverpool Street	Greater Anglia	09:00	1	On time

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Arriving from	Train	Time	Platform	Status
from Witham	Greater Anglia	05:33	1	On time
from Shenfield	Greater Anglia	06:34		On time
from London Liverpool Street	Greater Anglia	07:19	1	On time
from Chelmsford	Greater Anglia	08:03		On time
from London Liverpool Street	Greater Anglia	08:50	1	On time

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† Average savings on advance fares booked at least one week before day of travel vs Anytime fares purchased on day of travel. Subject to availability. Excludes coach.

Trains to Braintree

Station details & facilities

Ticket office

Luggage

Facilities

Toilets

WiFi

Staffing and customer service

Parking

Bicycle Facilities

Accessibility

First Class Lounge

Trainline's top spots near Braintree station

Cafe

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What's it all about?

Departures and arrivals from Braintree

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