Braintree Train Station

• YES Waiting room
• YES Ticket machine
• YES Toilet
• YES Impaired Access Staff

Station facilities

• Accessibility
  • Accessible Public Telephones YES Yes
  • Accessible Taxis No
  • First Class Lounge No
  • Help Points YES Yes
  • Impaired Accessible Booking Office Counter No
  • Impared Access Staff YES Yes
  • Impared Access Ticket Gate No
  • Impaired Accessible Ticket Machines YES Yes
  • Induction Loop No
  • Impaired Mobility Set Down No
  • National Key Toilets YES Yes
  • Ramp for Train Access YES Yes
  • Wheel chairs Available YES Yes
  • Impaired Access Helpline Hours Monday - Sunday - 08:00 to 20:00
  • Impaired Access Staff Help Hours Monday - Friday - 06:15 to 19:00
    Saturday - 05:45 to 13:05
    Sunday - 07:45 to 15:30
  • Accessible Taxis

    Details of nearest taxis are shown on station information poster

  • Customer Help Point Help point available on platform 1.
  • Helpline YES Yes
  • Helpline Contact Details

    0800 028 28 78

    
    
  • Helpline Contact URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
  • Nearest Stations with Facilities WTM
  • 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.

    
    Coverage: whole Station
  • Step Free Access Coverage Whole Station
  • 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.

  • Helpline Open Note

    08:00 - 20:00

    
    

• Airport
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note There are regular express bus services from outside the station direct to Stansted Airport Terminal

• Baggage Services
  • Left Luggage: Available No
  • Left Luggage: URL https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

• Bus information
  • Bus Service: Availability YES Yes
  • Bus Service: Note Braintree is a PlusBus location click here to see the PlusBus map. http://www.plusbus.info/braintree (http://www.plusbus.info/braintree) There are regular express bus services from outside the station to Stansted Airport

• Cycle Storage
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Closed Circuit TV YES Yes
  • 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.

  • Note

  • Sheltered YES Yes
  • Spaces 84
  • Type Racks

• Dining and Shopping
  • Dining & Shopping: Shops No
  • Dining & Shopping: Station Buffet No

• Phones, Internet & Wi-fi
  • Station Amenities: Telephone YES Yes
  • Web Kiosk: Available No
  • Station Amenities: Wi-Fi Find WiFi Hotspots around Braintree station (http://btwifi.com/find)
  • Telephone: Usage Type Cards And Coins

• Parking
  • Car Parking Details Email: [email protected]
    Phone number: 0345 050 7080
    
    Operator Name: National Car Parks Ltd
    Name: Station Car Park
    Spaces: 25
    Charges:
    Daily: £5.80
    Weekly: £23.00
    Monthly: £90.00
    ThreeMonthly: £255.00
    Annual: £890.00
    Saturday: £5.80
    Sunday: £5.80
    
    Number Accessible Spaces: 2
    Accessible Car Park Equipment: Yes
    Cctv: Yes
    Open:
    Monday - Friday - open 24h
    Saturday - open 24h
    Sunday - open 24h
    Url: https://www.ncp.co.uk/find-a-car-park/car-parks/braintree-station-g-anglia/

• Restrooms
  • Toilets YES Yes
  • Baby Change No
  • Toilets Note

    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

• Station Location & Directions
  • Latitude 51.87540511
  • Longitude 0.556698654

• Station Information
  • ATM No
  • Baby Change No
  • Bureau De Change No
  • Lost Property YES Yes
  • Post Box No
  • Shops No
  • Seated Area YES Yes
  • Station Buffet No
  • Showers No
  • Trolley No
  • Wifi YES Yes
  • Waiting Room YES Yes
  • Lost Property: URL https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/lost-property
  • Customer Service Note 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.
  • Information Systems DepartureScreensAnnouncementsArrivalScreens
  • Staffing Level YES Yes

• Ticketing Hours
  • Ticket Office Hours Monday - Friday - 06:15 to 15:00
    Saturday - 05:45 to 13:05
    Sunday - 07:45 to 15:30

• Ticketing Services & Information
  • Oyster Pre-Pay No
  • Pre-Purchase Collection YES Yes
  • Ticket Machine YES Yes
  • Penalty Fares LE
  • Smartcard Notes Smartcard Issued: Yes
    Smartcard Validator: Yes
    

    Greater Anglia Smartcards can be obtained from www.greateranglia.co.uk/smart

• Taxi Information
  • Availability YES Yes
  • Note Taxi rank outside station entrance

• Other transportation
  • Rail Replacement Services

    Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the bus stop in the turning circle, just outside the station.