Stansted Airport railway station

Stansted Airport
National Rail
General information
LocationLondon Stansted Airport, District of Uttlesford
England
Grid referenceTL556235
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeSSD
ClassificationDfT category B
History
Opened1991
Original companyBritish Rail
Passengers
2018/19Increase 9.774 million
 Interchange Decrease 26,348
2019/20Decrease 8.475 million
 Interchange Decrease 2,938
2020/21Decrease 0.795 million
 Interchange Decrease 445
2021/22Increase 3.369 million
 Interchange Increase 1,479
2022/23Increase 7.906 million
 Interchange Increase 2,583
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stansted Airport railway station is on a branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the East of England and was opened in 1991 to provide a rail link to London Stansted Airport. It is 36 miles 67 chains (59.3 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street station, to which a frequent dedicated service called the Stansted Express operates.

The short branch line was constructed at a cost of £44 million and opened by British Rail to coincide with the completion of the airport's new terminal building.[1]

  1. ^ Blow, Christopher (2005). "6: Taxonomy of rail, bus/coach and air transport interchanges". Transport Terminals and Modal Interchanges (1 ed.). Oxford: Architectural Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-7506-5693-X.