Bures railway station
Bures 
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The station shelter
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| Location | |
| Place | Bures |
| Local authority | Braintree |
| Coordinates | 51°58′16″N 0°46′08″E / 51.971°N 0.769°ECoordinates: 51°58′16″N 0°46′08″E / 51.971°N 0.769°E |
| Grid reference | TL903338 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BUE |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 53,944 |
| 2012/13 |
57,632 |
| 2013/14 |
60,172 |
| 2014/15 |
60,450 |
| 2015/16 |
61,586 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bures from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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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.
The typical off-peak service is as follows:
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