Stansted Express
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| Franchise(s) | Part of Greater Anglia 15 October 2016 – 2025 Part of Abellio Greater Anglia 5 February 2012 – 15 October 2016 Part of National Express East Anglia 1 April 2004 - 4 February 2012 Part of West Anglia Great Northern 5 January 1997 - 31 March 2004 |
| Main Route(s) |
Liverpool Street – Stansted Airport (West Anglia Main Line) |
| Fleet size | 30 Class 379 "Electrostar" |
| Stations called at | 5 |
| Parent company | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Website | www.stanstedexpress.com |
The Stansted Express is a direct train service linking London Liverpool Street to London Stansted Airport. It is a sub-brand of Greater Anglia, the current franchise operator of the East Anglia franchise.
In 1986, British Rail (BR) extended the electrification of the West Anglia Main Line from Bishops Stortford to Cambridge. Included in this plan was the construction of new branch line, diverging from a triangular junction at Stansted Mountfitchet, to serve Stansted Airport, which in 1991 had just completed a massive expansion and was to be used for scheduled aviation passenger service for the first time. Therefore, BR decided to build a dedicated fleet of units to work the new Stansted Express service designated as Class 322 with the service operated by the Network Southeast sector.
Upon the Privatisation of British Rail in 1996, the Stansted Express was part of West Anglia Great Northern franchise until the tender was reorganised in 2004 and it became part of the Greater Anglia franchise operated by one (later renamed National Express East Anglia) until February 2012, when the franchise was taken over by the current operator Abellio Greater Anglia.
Unlike the Heathrow Express and Gatwick Express, the service also calls at intermediate stations between London and the Airport. These are at Tottenham Hale (which provides interchange with the London Underground Victoria Line), Harlow Town and Bishop's Stortford. The service takes between 47 and 56 minutes to London Liverpool Street, with services departing every 15 minutes.
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