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between 1948 and 1953. The station once featured in many model railway sets as "Braintree & Bocking" was the printed station name in the Airfix railway accessories. Passenger services on the route between Braintree and Bishop's Stortford ceased on 3 March 1952.
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on 22 February 1869, when the old terminus was replaced by a through-station on the new line. It continued as a goods depot until 1964. The new station was named
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Its three-letter station code is BTR. The platform has an operational length for twelve-coach trains. The station is currently managed by
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There have been two stations at Braintree. The first, which was the northern terminus of the
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Stations listed in italics are limited service on the line specified. They are also
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with additional services running to and from station during the peak hours.
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On Sundays, services at the station run only as far as Witham.
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The typical off-peak service is one train per hour to and from
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on 19 October 1910, but reverted to its original name of
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51°52′31″N 0°33′25″E / 51.87528°N 0.55694°E / 51.87528; 0.55694
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