Witham railway station

Witham
Witham railway station in 2017, looking towards London
General information
Location	Witham, District of Braintree England
Coordinates	51°48′21.53″N 0°38′20.77″E / 51.8059806°N 0.6391028°E / 51.8059806; 0.6391028
Grid reference	TL820152
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	WTM
Classification	DfT category C2
History
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1843	Opened
Passengers
2018/19	2.349 million
Interchange	0.120 million
2019/20	2.299 million
Interchange	0.132 million
2020/21	0.479 million
Interchange	37,690
2021/22	1.277 million
Interchange	0.105 million
2022/23	1.618 million
Interchange	0.124 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Witham railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Witham, Essex. It is situated about half a mile (1 km) from the north of the town centre and is 38 miles 48 chains (62.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. On the GEML, Witham is situated between Hatfield Peverel to the west and Kelvedon to the east.^[1] It is the junction for the Braintree Branch Line to the north-west, which opened in 1848; between 1848 and 1964, it was also the junction for a south-east-facing branch line to Maldon. Its three-letter station code is WTM.

The station was opened in 1843 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently operated by Greater Anglia, who also operate all trains serving it, as part of the East Anglia franchise.