Chelmsford railway station
You can reach 37 stations directly from Chelmsford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is London Liverpool Street, with 198 trains a day.
Chelmsford is the nearest station for postcodes in CM1, CM2. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Chelmsford
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Liverpool Street | 198 | 180 | 70 |
| Stratford | 172 | 150 | 69 |
| Witham | 167 | 146 | 68 |
| Colchester | 157 | 150 | 69 |
| Shenfield | 154 | 146 | 70 |
| Beaulieu Park | 86 | 77 | 65 |
| Kelvedon | 83 | 78 | 34 |
| Marks Tey | 83 | 78 | 65 |
| Ingatestone | 80 | 74 | 35 |
| Manningtree | 73 | 75 | 34 |
| Ipswich | 66 | 70 | 31 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 55 | 40 | 34 |
| Thorpe-le-Soken | 45 | 37 | 30 |
| Wivenhoe | 45 | 37 | 30 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 44 | 37 | 30 |
| Hythe (Colchester) | 44 | 36 | 30 |
| Braintree Freeport | 34 | 30 | 0 |
| Braintree | 34 | 30 | 0 |
| Cressing | 34 | 30 | 0 |
| White Notley | 34 | 30 | 0 |
| Colchester Town | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Diss | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| Norwich | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| Stowmarket | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| Alresford | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| Great Bentley | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| Harwich International | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Romford | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Dovercourt | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Harwich Town | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Weeley | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mistley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wrabness | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Cross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seven Kings | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Chelmsford is
7,030,130 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 68th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 77,269 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Chelmsford and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 3,039,232 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: 23 stations instead of 37, a drop of about 38%. Saturday runs to 30.
Nearest other stations
- Beaulieu Park 2.6 miles
- Ingatestone 6.0 miles
- Hatfield Peverel 6.1 miles
- Billericay 7.7 miles
- South Woodham Ferrers 8.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Chelmsford, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Beaulieu Park · 2.4 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.