Battlesbridge railway station

Battlesbridge
Location
Place	Battlesbridge
Local authority	Chelmsford
Grid reference	TQ776949
Operations
Station code	BLB
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	11,844
2012/13	13,278
2013/14	14,810
2014/15	14,950
2015/16	14,984
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Battlesbridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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The station in 1961

Battlesbridge railway station is on the Crouch Valley Line in the East of England, serving the village of Battlesbridge, Essex. It is 31 miles 40 chains (50.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Wickford to the west and South Woodham Ferrers to the east. Its three-letter station code is BLB.

The line and station were opened in 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway. Battlesbridge station is currently managed by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it. The typical off-peak service is of one westbound train every 40 minutes to Wickford and one eastbound train every 40 minutes to Southminster, with additional services at peak times. Some peak services continue to or from Shenfield and/or London Liverpool Street via the Great Eastern Main Line.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battlesbridge railway station.

• Train times and station information for Battlesbridge railway station from National Rail
• History of the Crouch Valley Line
• Local information about Crouch Valley Line

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wickford		Greater Anglia Crouch Valley Line		South Woodham Ferrers

Coordinates: 51°37′30″N 0°33′58″E / 51.625°N 0.566°E / 51.625; 0.566