Bishop's Stortford railway station
You can reach 31 stations directly from Bishop's Stortford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Tottenham Hale, with 231 trains a day.
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Bishop's Stortford is the nearest station for postcodes in CM23, SG10, SG11. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Bishop's Stortford
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Hale | 231 | 219 | 145 |
| London Liverpool Street | 186 | 155 | 147 |
| Harlow Town | 183 | 150 | 83 |
| Broxbourne | 154 | 146 | 69 |
| Cheshunt | 152 | 146 | 69 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 128 | 113 | 66 |
| Harlow Mill | 96 | 78 | 36 |
| Stansted Airport | 94 | 77 | 82 |
| Cambridge | 91 | 76 | 63 |
| Audley End | 90 | 76 | 63 |
| Cambridge South | 90 | 76 | 63 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 90 | 76 | 63 |
| Roydon | 86 | 76 | 35 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 80 | 60 | 55 |
| Cambridge North | 65 | 68 | 57 |
| Lea Bridge | 60 | 71 | 1 |
| Stratford | 60 | 71 | 1 |
| Elsenham | 57 | 41 | 33 |
| Great Chesterford | 57 | 41 | 33 |
| Newport | 57 | 41 | 33 |
| Shelford | 57 | 41 | 33 |
| Waltham Cross | 39 | 36 | 2 |
| Enfield Lock | 35 | 36 | 2 |
| Northumberland Park | 33 | 36 | 0 |
| Brimsdown | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| Meridian Water | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Ely | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Seven Sisters | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Waterbeach | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Hackney Downs | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Ponders End | 2 | 1 | 2 |
How busy Bishop's Stortford is
3,003,190 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 181st busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 123,676 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Bishop's Stortford and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 1,221,872 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Bishop's Stortford loses 1 including Hackney Downs.
Nearest other stations
- Stansted Mountfitchet 2.8 miles
- Sawbridgeworth 3.6 miles
- Stansted Airport 4.4 miles
- Elsenham 4.6 miles
- Harlow Mill 5.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Bishop's Stortford, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Hockerill Halt · 0.6 miles
- Spelbrook · 2.1 miles
- Stane Street Halt · 3.5 miles
- Takeley · 4.3 miles
- Hadham · 4.6 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.