Braintree Freeport railway station
Description
Braintree Freeport railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the Freeport out-of-town shopping centre in Braintree, Essex. It is 44mi down-line from London Liverpool Street via and it is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is BTP.The station is managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.HistoryThe station was opened on 8 November 1999. There is a single, unstaffed platform with a shelter and a self-service ticket machine but there is no station building or other facilities.Despite having 1,500 free car-parking spaces for the shopping centre and there being no pay machines on site, a charge has been implemented for long-stay car parking beyond six hours for which users pay via phone or online.ServicesThe typical off-peak service is of one train per hour to and one to, where Monday-Saturday services continue onto the Great Eastern Main Line for London Liverpool Street. On Sundays services terminate at Witham and passengers travelling on towards London must change for a connecting train.Services are typically formed by Class 321 electric multiple units, but occasionally Class 360 units may be utilised.
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