Station code SST DfT category E Opened 1845 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference TL514248 Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia 2011/12 0.458 million | |
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Address Stansted CM24 8BE, United Kingdom Similar | ||
Stansted Mountfitchet railway station serves the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.
The station, which was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845, was originally known simply as Stansted. It was renamed to its current name in 1990 to avoid potential confusion with the forthcoming station at nearby Stansted Airport, although a local resident, Joseph J. Green, requested such a name change as early as 1890.
The station has services to London Liverpool Street, Cambridge, Stansted Airport and Stratford. All services through this station are operated by Class 379 EMUs and Class 317 EMUs units.
The station building is the original from the opening of the station in 1845. There was a left luggage office on the London bound platform, but this is now boarded up.
The station features a ticket office and passenger information screens as well as the 'flip clock' from the Network Southeast period on the London bound platform.
Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in December 2011, though no 12-coach trains currently call at the station.
In popular culture
The station appeared in the episode Judgement of Solomon of the 1990s TV drama Lovejoy.