Cressing train station
You can reach 11 stations directly from Cressing on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Braintree Freeport, with 44 trains a day.
Direct trains from Cressing
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 |
| Braintree | 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 Cressing
Cressing is on the Braintree Branch Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Cressing station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Cressing 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 Cressing station is
51,142 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,037th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Cressing and London Liverpool Street than any other pair: 17,478 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, Cressing gains 1 destination including Romford.
Nearest other stations
- White Notley 1.1 miles
- Braintree Freeport 1.3 miles
- Braintree 1.9 miles
- Witham 4.1 miles
- Hatfield Peverel 5.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Cressing, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Rayne · 3.4 miles
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Facilities at Cressing station
Cressing is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Cressing station
- Station Car Park 12 spaces
free
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 May 2026.
Getting to Cressing station
Cressing station is in Braintree, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
The nearest motorway junction is M11 J8 (Birchanger Green), 16.1 miles west.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Cressing 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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