Cressing railway station

Cressing
National Rail
Cressing railway station in 1976
General information
LocationCressing, Braintree
England
Coordinates51°51′07″N 0°34′41″E / 51.852°N 0.578°E / 51.852; 0.578
Grid referenceTL776202
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCES
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848 (1848-10-02)Opened as Bulford
1 February 1911Renamed Cressing
Passengers
2018/19Increase 39,010
2019/20Increase 46,568
2020/21Decrease 13,106
2021/22Increase 34,374
2022/23Increase 39,294
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cressing railway station is on the Braintree Branch Line in the East of England, serving the villages of Cressing and Black Notley, Essex. It is 42 miles 75 chains (69.10 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street via Witham and it is situated between White Notley to the south and Braintree Freeport to the north. Its three-letter station code is CES. The platform has an operational length for nine-coach trains.

The station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.