Braintree Freeport
Braintree Freeport railway station in 2013
General information
Location	Braintree, Braintree England
Coordinates	51°52′08″N 0°34′01″E / 51.869°N 0.567°E / 51.869; 0.567
Grid reference	TL769220
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BTP
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	8 November 1999
Passengers
2018/19	91,574
2019/20	109,536
2020/21	26,098
2021/22	91,064
2022/23	109,306
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Braintree Freeport railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the Braintree Village shopping centre (formerly known as Braintree Freeport). It is 44 miles 16 chains (71.13 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street via Witham and it is situated between Cressing to the south and Braintree to the north. Its three-letter station code is BTP.^[1] The platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains.

The station is managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

History

The station was opened on 8 November 1999.^[2] There is a single, unstaffed platform with a shelter and a self-service ticket machine but there is no station building or other facilities.

Services

All services at Braintree Freeport are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Braintree and London Liverpool Street via Witham with additional services calling at the station during the peak hours.^[3]

On Sundays, southbound services at the station run only as far as Witham.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Cressing		Greater Anglia Braintree Branch Line		Braintree