Chelmsford railway station

Chelmsford
Location
Place	Chelmsford
Local authority	Borough of Chelmsford, Essex
Operations
Station code	CHM
Managed by	National Express East Anglia
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	6.698 million
2005/06 *	6.801 million
2006/07 *	7.113 million
2007/08 *	7.448 million
2008/09 *	7.375 million
2009/10 *	6.935 million
History
Opened 1842 (1842)
History
1985	Rebuilt
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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 passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chelmsford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Chelmsford railway station is a railway station serving the town of Chelmsford in Essex. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line.

The station is served by National Express East Anglia. Services are operated between London Liverpool Street and Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea, Walton-on-the-Naze, Harwich, Braintree, Norwich. The railway at this point is elevated on a viaduct, so the platforms are above street level. It is the busiest station that is completely non-terminus outside of London in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Eastern Counties Railway arrived in 1842, but due to the geography of the town, an 18-arch viaduct had to be built across what is now the town park. The station was built on a viaduct in its current location, with a 3-storey frontage. The present station building dates from a rebuild in 1985.

Train Services

The following services currently call at Chelmsford:

Operator	Route	Material	Frequency	Notes
NXEA	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich	Class 90 + Mark 3 Coaching Stock	1x per hour
NXEA	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Hatfield Peverel - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich	Class 321, Class 360	1x per hour
NXEA	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Romford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - Kelvedon - Marks Tey - Colchester - Colchester Town	Class 321, Class 360	1x per hour	Not Sundays
NXEA	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Witham - Colchester - Wivenhoe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea	Class 321, Class 360	1x per hour	Also calls at Marks Tey, Alresford and Great Bentley on Sundays
NXEA	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Ingatestone - Chelmsford - Witham - White Notley - Cressing - Braintree Freeport - Braintree	Class 321	1x per hour	Not Sundays

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Colchester		National Express East Anglia National Express East Anglia Intercity		Stratford
Hatfield Peverel		National Express East Anglia London-Braintree		Ingatestone
		National Express East Anglia Great Eastern Main Line
Witham		National Express East Anglia London-Ipswich		Shenfield
		Dutchflyer London-Amsterdam
Historical railways
Witham		Anglia Railways London Crosslink		Ingatestone

Service patterns

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service consists of:

• 5 trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street, of which:
  • 1 calls only at Stratford (to set down)
  • 2 call at Shenfield and Stratford (to set down)
  • 1 calls at Ingatestone, Shenfield, Romford and Stratford (to set down)
  • 1 calls at Ingatestone, Shenfield and Stratford
• 1 tph to Braintree, calling at Witham, White Notley, Cressing and Braintree Freeport
• 1 tph to Clacton-on-Sea, calling at Witham, Colchester (North), Wivenhoe and Thorpe-le-Soken. Change at Thorpe-le-Soken for Kirby Cross, Frinton & Walton-on-the-Naze.
• Passengers requiring stations Hythe, Alresford, Great Bentley and Weeley must change at Colchester North.
• 1 tph to Colchester Town, calling at Witham, Kelvedon, Marks Tey and Colchester.
• 1 tph to Norwich, calling at Colchester, Manningtree, Ipswich, Stowmarket and Diss.
• 1 train every hour to Ipswich, calling at Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Kelvedon, Marks Tey, Colchester (North) and Manningtree.

On Sundays this becomes:

• 2 tph to London Liverpool Street, of which:
  • 1 calls only at Shenfield and Stratford (to set down)
  • 1 calls at Ingatestone, Shenfield and Stratford (to set down)
• 1 tph to Clacton-on-Sea, calling at Witham, Marks Tey, Colchester, Wivenhoe, Alresford, Great Bentley and Thorpe-le-Soken.
• 1 tph to Ipswich, calling at Hatfield Peverel, Witham, Kelvedon, Marks Tey, Colchester (North) and Manningtree

Gallery

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  The eastern approach to the station

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  The 18-arch Chelmsford Viaduct

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Chelmsford railway station from National Rail
• Notes including Photographs

Coordinates: 51°44′10.97″N 0°28′07.74″E / 51.7363806°N 0.4688167°E / 51.7363806; 0.4688167