| Stansted Mountfitchet | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Stansted Mountfitchet |
| Local authority | Uttlesford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SST |
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.352 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.358 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.354 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.384 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1845 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * 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 Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Stansted Mountfitchet railway station serves the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East 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 nearby Stansted Airport, although a local resident, Joseph J. Green, requested such a name change as early as 1890.[1]
The station has services to London Liverpool Street, Stratford, Cambridge and Stansted Airport and all services are operated by Class 317 EMUs and Class 315 EMU units, however the latter are rarely to be found unless working a Stansted Airport to Stratford (London) service in place of a Class 317 EMU
The station building is the original from the opening of the station in 1845. There was a left luggage office on the London bound platform, but this is now boarded up.
The station features a ticket office, passenger information screens and retains a operational 'flapper-clock' from the Network Southeast period on the London bound platform which is still in working order.
Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in December 2011, though initially no 12-coach trains are scheduled to call.
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The station appeared in the episode Judgement of Solomon of the 1990's TV drama Lovejoy
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Bishop's Stortford | National Express East Anglia West Anglia Main Line |
Elsenham or Stansted Airport |
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