Braintree
Braintree (BTR)
Station Approach
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3QL
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| Staffing level | Part time |
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| CCTV | Yes |
| Information systems |
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| Ticket office opening times |
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| Pre-purchase collection | Yes |
| Ticket machine | Yes |
| Oyster cards issued here | No |
| Top up Oyster cards here | No |
| Use Oyster cards here | No |
| Smartcards issued here | Yes |
| Top up Smartcards here | Yes |
| Validate Smartcards here | Yes |
| Smartcards information | Greater Anglia Smartcards can be obtained from www.greateranglia.co.uk/smart |
| Penalty fares | Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia |
| Customer service information | Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00 The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0345 600 7245 (option 8). Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. |
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| Left luggage | No |
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| First class lounge opening times | No |
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| Seated area available | Yes |
| Waiting room opening times |
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| Trolleys available | No |
| Station buffet available | Yes |
| Station buffet information | Coffee shop |
| Toilets available | Yes |
| Toilets information | Accessible toilet available in the waiting room and accessed with a radar key. The toilets are only open during staffing hours |
| Baby changing facilities available | No |
| Showers available | No |
| Telephones available | Cards and Coins |
| WiFi available | Yes |
| WiFi information | Find WiFi Hotspots around Braintree station |
| Web kiosk | No |
| Post box available | No |
| Tourist information office available | No |
| ATM available | No |
| Bureau de change available | No |
| Shops available | No |
| Helpline information | We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here. |
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| Helpline opening times |
Note: 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Helpline contact details | Note: 0800 028 28 78 |
| Customer help points available | Yes |
| Customer help points information | Help point available on platform 1. |
| Staff help information | Driver only operated services. Assistance at this station is provided by a staff member during ticket office opening hours. On weekdays only, a mobile platform host is available for pre-booked assistance between the hours of 12:00 and 19:00. Outside of these hours customers are advised to use Witham station, which is approximately 8 miles away. Booking is recommended. |
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| Induction loop available | Yes |
| Accessible ticket machines available | Yes |
| Accessible booking office counter available | No |
| Ramp for train access available | Yes |
| Accessible taxis information | Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster |
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| National key toilets available | Yes |
| Step free access coverage | Whole station |
| Step free access information | This station has step free access to all platforms via lifts. This station is a category A station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955 Assistance meeting point is the ticket office. |
| Ticket gates exist | No |
| Impaired mobility set down available | No |
| Wheelchairs | No |
| Cycle storage available | Yes |
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| Cycle storage number of spaces | 52 |
| Cycle storage sheltered | Yes |
| Cycle storage CCTV | Yes |
| Cycle storage location | Within station, forecourt and car park |
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| Car park 1 | Station Car Park |
| Car park 1 operator | National Car Parks Ltd |
| Car park 1 spaces | 26 |
| Car park 1 opening times |
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| Car park 1 charges |
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| Car park 1 contact details | URL: http://www.ncp.co.uk |
| Rail replacement information | Substitute bus services stop at bus stop in the turning circle |
| Taxi rank available | Yes |
| Taxi rank information | Taxi rank outside station entrance |
| Bus services available | Yes |
| Bus services information | Braintree is a PlusBus location click here to see the PlusBus map. http://www.plusbus.info/braintree There are regular express bus services from outside the station to Stansted Airport |
| Airport available | Yes |
| Airport information | There are regular express bus services from outside the station direct to Stansted Airport Terminal |