Braintree Freeport

Braintree Freeport station, Chapel Hill Retail Park, Braintree, Essex
CM77 8YH

Braintree Freeport at a glance

  • Ticket Office
  • Ticket Machine
  • Prepurchase Collection
  • Car Park
  • Step Free Access
  • Toilets
  • WiFi
  • Bus Services
  • Cycle Storage Sheltered

Station details

Accessibility Information

There is information about accessibility

Accessible Taxis

There is taxi provision

Accessible Ticket Machines

Yes

Customer Help Points

Braintree Freeport Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0:

Platform (Mobile Team)


Between 15:00 and 18:00, meet on the Platform. Unstaffed station, assistance provided by mobile team.


Braintree Freeport Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 1:

Taxi


Outside mobile team hours, a taxi will be arranged. Meet outside the station. Please check opening times on National Rail Enquiries.

Nearest Accessible Stations

Braintree, Witham

Passenger Assistance

Braintree Freeport Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 0
Location :

Platform (Mobile Team)


Between 15:00 and 18:00, meet on the Platform. Unstaffed station, assistance provided by mobile team.


Braintree Freeport Passenger Assistance Meeting Point 1
Location :

Taxi


Outside mobile team hours, a taxi will be arranged. Meet outside the station. Please check opening times on National Rail Enquiries.

Ramp For Train Access

Ramps are kept at this station to provide assistance

Staff Help Available

This station is unstaffed and is served by driver-only-operated train services. A mobile platform host is available to provide pre-booked passenger assistance, including ramp deployment, between 12:00 and 19:00, Monday to Friday. If your journey is outside this time frame we will book you a taxi to your nearest staffed station or destination depending on which is closest. Alternative journey options are from Braintree or Witham. Booking is recommended.

Step Free Access

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

This station has step free access to the single platform for trains towards both Braintree and Witham.

This station is a category A station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955

Assistance meeting point is on the platform, next to the yellow boarding ramp.

Step Free Category

A, Compliant step-free access to all platform(s)

This station does not offer

Accessible Parking, Accessible Public Telephones, Accessible Booking Office Counter, Escalator Information, Height Adjusted Ticket Office Counter, Impaired Mobility Set Down, Induction Loop, Lifts, National Key Toilets, Ticket Barriers, Wheelchairs Available

Penalty Fares

Applicable Operators: Greater Anglia

Prepurchase Collection

Collect from Ticket Machine

Ticket Machine

Yes

Ticket Machine Accessibility

Ticket buying and collection
Manoeuvring Space : There is space in front of the ticket machine to manoeuvre a wheelchair
Wheelchair Height : The controls are at a suitable height for wheelchair users

This station does not offer

Contactless, London Fare Zone, Oyster, Smartcards, Ticket Office, Travel Centre

Cycle Storage Location

A sheltered cycle parking area providing four cycle stands is to the right of the station entrance, just beyond the blue Amazon Hub Locker.

Cycle Storage Sheltered

Yes

Cycle Storage Spaces

8 spaces

Cycle Storage Type

Stands

Cycle Storage Availability

Yes

Rail Replacement Services

Rail replacement bus services pick up and drop off at the bus stops at the rear of the Braintree Village shopping outlet, opposite the station entrance.

Taxi Rank

There is taxi provision
Taxi rank
Configuration : Taxis pick up and drop off at this taxi rank
Same Side : The Taxi rank is via uncontrolled roadway crossing
Covered : The taxi rank has set back shelters only
Ramp : Ramps cannot be deployed from the rear and side of a vehicle at this Taxi Rank
Help Point : There is no help point close to this taxi rank

This station does not offer

Airport, Bus Services, Car Hire, Car Park, Cycle Hire, Cycle Storage Cctv, Parking Spaces, Port, Rail Replacement Maps

Announcements

Announcements are made both visually and audibly

Customer Service

Monday-Saturday 08:00-20:00Sunday 10:00-20:00Bank Holidays 09:00-18:00

The hours shown are for the Customer Relations team on 0345 600 7245 (option 8).

Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Help Points

Help Points are only available in limited locations

Help points can be found at the following location(s):

  • At the station entrance, fixed to the grey post beneath the customer information screens

All Help Points have induction loops

Helpline

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Information Available

Yes - from help point

Staffing Level

Unstaffed

This station does not offer

Left Luggage

CCTV

Yes

Defibrillator

Yes

Information Points

There are information points

Printed Local Information

There is no printed information available

Shops

The station is next to the Braintree Village shopping centre

This station does not offer

Atm Machine, Baby Change, Bureau De Change, First Class Lounge, Limited Service, Pay Phones, Post Box, Request Stop, Refreshment Facilities, Toilets, Trolleys, Waiting Room, WiFi

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