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Bures railway station

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Place
  
Station code
  
BUE

DfT category
  
F2

Number of platforms
  
1

Grid reference
  
TL903338

Managed by
  
Abellio Greater Anglia

2011/12
  
53,944

Local authority
  
Braintree District

Bures railway station

Address
  
Bures CO8 5DQ, United Kingdom

Similar
  
Chappel & Wakes Colne rail, Marks Tey railway station, Wivenhoe railway station, Alresford (Essex) railway st, Sudbury railway station

Bures railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line to Sudbury, in the East of England, serving the village of Bures, which straddles the counties of Essex and Suffolk.

It is 53 miles 45 chains (86.2 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Sudbury and Chappel & Wakes Colne. Its three-letter station code is BUE.

The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. It is unstaffed and has one platform as the line is single-track.

The station opened with the opening of the line from Marks Tey to Sudbury as part of the Stour Valley Railway on 2 July 1849. On 12 July 1887 one person was killed at Bures when part of a runaway train collided with a crossing gate.

Services

The typical off-peak service is as follows:

References

Bures railway station Wikipedia


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