Brentwood railway station

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Brentwood

Location

Place

Brentwood

Local authority

Brentwood, Essex

Operations

Station code

BRE

Managed by

National Express East Anglia

Platforms in use

2 (4 operational)

Live departures and station information from National Rail

Annual Rail Passenger Usage

2005/06 *

2.535 million

History

Key dates

Opened 1840

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Brentwood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.

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Brentwood railway station is a railway station at Brentwood in Essex, England. It was opened on 1 July 1840 as a temporary terminus by the Eastern Counties Railway on what was to become the Great Eastern Main Line. The line was extended towards Colchester in 1843. The Great Eastern Railway took over in 1862 and after the Grouping of 1921 it passed to the London and North Eastern Railway who undertook quadrupling of the tracks through the station in 1934.

Train services are provided by National Express East Anglia. The typical off-peak service from the station sees six trains per hour between Shenfield and London Liverpool Street.

The station is sited at the bottom of Brentwood bank, which ascends to the east towards Shenfield station. The bank presented a significant climb to down steam trains.