Braintree railway station (England)

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Braintree
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 / 51.87528; 0.55694
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 (1848-10-02)	Opened as Braintree
22 February 1869	Re-sited
19 October 1910	Renamed Braintree & Bocking
After 1948	Renamed Braintree
Passengers
2018/19	0.728 million
2019/20	0.730 million
2020/21	0.175 million
2021/22	0.460 million
2022/23	0.525 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.