Station message
August 2023: The waiting room at this station is temporarily closed while refurbishment works take place.
Braintree at a glance
Address:
Braintree stationStation Approach
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3QL
Ticket office:
Monday to Friday: 06:15 - 15:00Saturday: 05:45 - 13:05
Sunday: 07:45 - 15:30
- Ticket office
- Step-free access
- Prepurchase collection
- Car park
- Ticket machine
- Toilets
- Taxi-rank
- Wifi
- Seated area available
| 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 |
| 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 | LE |
| Customer service information | Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00 Sunday 10:00-20:00 Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00 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 | Available: No |
| Lost property |
| Seated area | Yes
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| Waiting room | The waiting room is located in the station building opposite the ticket office, and is accessed from the booking hall.
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| Station buffet | No
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| Toilets | Yes
The toilets are located in the station building and are accessed via the waiting room. An accessible toilet is available for radar key holders. All toilets at this station are scheduled to be open at the following times: Monday - Friday 05:30 - 18:30Saturday 05:30 - 12:30Sunday 08:00 - 15:00 |
| Baby changing facilities | No
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| Wifi |
Yes
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| Helpline | 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 . 08:00 - 20:00
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| Staff help | 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 |
| Ticket machine | Yes
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| Ramp for train access available | Yes
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| Accessible taxis information | Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster |
| National Key toilets available | Yes
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| Step free access | This station has step free access to the single platform for trains towards Witham and London. 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 | No
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| Impaired mobility set down available | No
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| Wheelchairs | Yes
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| Cycle storage available | Yes |
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| Cycle storage spaces | 84 |
| Cycle storage sheltered | Yes |
| Cycle storage CCTV | Yes |
| Cycle storage location | There are two sheltered cycle parking areas providing 64 spaces located between the bus stops at the side entrance to the station and the local council car park. A further sheltered cycle parking area with 20 spaces is available in the corner of the Station Approach car park, which is operated by Braintree District Council. |
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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 | Telephone: 0345 050 7080 URL: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/braintree-station-g-anglia/ |
| Rail replacement information | Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the bus stop in the turning circle, just outside the station. |
| Taxi rank | Taxi rank outside station entrance |
| Onward travel | 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 | There are regular express bus services from outside the station direct to Stansted Airport Terminal |