Stansted Mountfitchet railway station

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.

Stansted Mountfitchet
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 from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.527 million
2015/16	0.541 million
2016/17	0.570 million
2017/18	0.584 million
– Interchange	8,773
2018/19	0.599 million
– Interchange	10,564
History
1845	Opened as Stansted
1990	Renamed Stansted Mountfitchet
National Rail – UK railway stations
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.

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.