Witham railway station
Railway station in Essex, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Witham railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Witham, Essex. It is situated about half a mile (1 km) from the north of the town centre and is 38 miles 48 chains (62.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street. On the GEML, Witham is situated between Hatfield Peverel to the west and Kelvedon to the east.[1] It is the junction for the Braintree Branch Line to the north-west, which opened in 1848; between 1848 and 1964, it was also the junction for a south-east-facing branch line to Maldon. Its three-letter station code is WTM.
General information | |||||
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Location | Witham, District of Braintree England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°48′21.53″N 0°38′20.77″E | ||||
Grid reference | TL820152 | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | WTM | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Eastern Counties Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1843 | Opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 2.349 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.120 million | ||||
2019/20 | 2.299 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.132 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.479 million | ||||
Interchange | 37,690 | ||||
2021/22 | 1.277 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.105 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.618 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.124 million | ||||
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The station was opened in 1843 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently operated by Greater Anglia, who also operate all trains serving it, as part of the East Anglia franchise.