Bishop's Stortford railway station
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| Bishop's Stortford | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Bishop's Stortford | ||
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | BIS | ||
| Managed by | 'one' | ||
| Platforms in use | 3 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 2.215 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1842 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bishop's Stortford. | |||
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| West Anglia |
| Main Line Cambridge |
Bishop's Stortford railway station serves the town of Bishop's Stortford in Hertfordshire, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by 'one'; this includes the occasional Stansted Express trains which call there.
[edit] History
The station was opened by the Northern and Eastern railway as a temporary terminus on May 16, 1842, and became a through station on July 30 1845 when the line was extended through to Norwich.
Bishop's Stortford was also a junction station for the cross-country route to Dunmow and Braintree, which opened to passengers on February 22, 1869 and closed on March 3, 1952. The line continued in use for freight trains and occasional excursions, closing in stages with the final section to Easton Lodge closing on February 17, 1972.[1]
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Bishop's Stortford railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Bishop's Stortford railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawbridgeworth | 'one' West Anglia Main Line |
Stansted Mountfitchet | ||
| Tottenham Hale | 'one' Stansted Express |
Stansted Airport | ||
[edit] Notes
- ^ Body, Geoffrey, Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 1: Southern Operating area, page 27, Guild Publishing, 1986
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