Stansted Airport railway station
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| Stansted Airport | |
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| Location | |
| Place | London Stansted Airport |
| Local authority | Uttlesford |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SSD |
| Managed by | 'one' |
| Platforms in use | |
| Annual entry/exit | 3.822 million * |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1991 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Stansted Airport. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Stansted Airport railway station serves London Stansted Airport in Essex, England.
It is situated at the end of a short branch from the West Anglia Main Line, which was constructed at a cost of £44 million and opened in 1991, to coincide with the completion of the airport's new terminal building.
[edit] Services
The principal service to Stansted Airport is the Stansted Express, a dedicated airport link service from London Liverpool Street operated by 'one', which runs every 15 minutes. Other services operated by 'one' include local services to Liverpool Street, a service to Stratford in east London, and occasional trains northwards to Cambridge.
The station is also served by Central Trains, who operate an hourly service to Birmingham New Street, via Cambridge, Peterborough and Leicester.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Stansted Airport railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Stansted Airport railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Audley End | Central Trains Birmingham-Stansted Airport |
Terminus | ||
| Stansted Mountfitchet or Elsenham |
'one' West Anglia Main Line |
Terminus | ||
| Bishop's Stortford or Harlow Town |
'one' Stansted Express |
Terminus | ||
| UK railway stations |
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