Stansted Mountfitchet railway station

Stansted Mountfitchet National Rail
Location
Place Stansted Mountfitchet
Local authority District of Uttlesford
Grid reference TL514248
Operations
Station code SST
Managed by Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 2
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
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Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Increase 0.485 million
2013/14 Increase 0.509 million
2014/15 Increase 0.527 million
2015/16 Increase 0.541 million
2016/17 Increase 0.570 million
History
1845 Opened as Stansted
1990 Renamed Stansted Mountfitchet
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stansted Mountfitchet from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Stansted Mountfitchet railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, England. It is 33 miles 28 chains (53.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bishop's Stortford and Elsenham on the main line; Stansted Airport station follows on the airport branch. Its three-letter station code is SST.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

The station, which was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845, was originally known simply as Stansted. It was renamed to its current name in 1990 to avoid potential confusion with the forthcoming station at Stansted Airport, although a local resident, Joseph J. Green, had requested such a name change as early as 1890.[1]

The station has services to Liverpool Street, Cambridge, Stansted Airport and Stratford. Services are normally operated by Class 379 and Class 317 units.

The station building is the original from 1845.

The station features a ticket office and passenger information screens as well as the 'flip clock' from the Network Southeast period on the London bound platform. Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in 2011.

The station appeared in the episode "Judgement of Solomon" of the 1990s TV drama Lovejoy.

References

  1. ↑ Stansted Station: A history by Ralph Phillips. Network Southeast 1990
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bishop's Stortford   Greater Anglia
West Anglia Main Line
   Elsenham or Audley End
Bishop's Stortford or Harlow Town   Greater Anglia
Stansted Express
   Stansted Airport

Coordinates: 51°54′04″N 0°12′00″E / 51.901°N 0.200°E / 51.901; 0.200

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