Braintree railway 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.
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 |
How busy Braintree 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 17 February 2027
From 17 February 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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More about this station on Wikipedia.