Braintree train station
You can reach 11 stations directly from Braintree on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Braintree Freeport, with 44 trains a day.
Braintree is the nearest station for postcodes in CM77, CM7. Check your own postcode.
- 11 direct destinations
- 768th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 25 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Braintree
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree Freeport | 44 | 40 | 35 |
| Cressing | 44 | 40 | 35 |
| White Notley | 44 | 40 | 35 |
| Witham | 44 | 40 | 35 |
| Chelmsford | 34 | 30 | 0 |
| London Liverpool Street | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Shenfield | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| Stratford | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| Ingatestone | 28 | 30 | 0 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaulieu Park | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Braintree
Braintree is on the Braintree Branch Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Braintree station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Braintree station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Braintree station is
630,814 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 768th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Braintree and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 234,448 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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 4 stations instead of 11, a drop of about 64%. Saturday runs to 9.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Braintree gains 1 destination including Romford.
Nearest other stations
- Braintree Freeport 0.6 miles
- Cressing 1.9 miles
- White Notley 3.0 miles
- Witham 6.0 miles
- Kelvedon 6.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Braintree, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Rayne · 2.2 miles
- Bannister Green Halt · 4.4 miles
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Facilities at Braintree station
Braintree is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:15 to 15:00 · Saturday: 05:45 to 13:05 · Sunday: 07:45 to 15:30
Toilets · WiFi
Parking at Braintree station
- Station Car Park 25 spaces, 2 accessible
£6.00 a day, £24.00 a week
Cycle parking: 84 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 29 July 2026.
Getting to Braintree station
Braintree station is in Braintree, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
The nearest motorway junction is M11 J8 (Birchanger Green), 15.1 miles west.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Braintree station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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