Witham railway station
Witham 
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Witham railway station in 1979
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| Location | |
| Place | Witham |
| Local authority | District of Braintree |
| Coordinates | 51°48′21.53″N 0°38′20.77″E / 51.8059806°N 0.6391028°ECoordinates: 51°48′21.53″N 0°38′20.77″E / 51.8059806°N 0.6391028°E |
| Grid reference | TL820152 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WTM |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.252 million |
| 2012/13 |
 2.245 million |
| 2013/14 |
2.350 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.380 million |
| – Interchange | 0.132 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.377 million |
| – Interchange |
0.127 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1843 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Witham from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Witham railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) in the East of England, serving the town of Witham, Essex. It is approximately half a mile to the north of the town centre, and 38 miles 47 chains (62.1 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street. Witham is situated between Hatfield Peverel to the west and Kelvedon and to the east. It is also the southern terminus of the Braintree Branch Line, where the branch joins the GEML. Its three-letter station code is WTM.
The station was opened in 1843 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station.
The section of the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) between Brentwood and Colchester entered operation on 29 March 1843, and Witham station opened on the same day. The station became a junction five years later with the opening of the Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MW&B) for goods trains on 15 August 1848; passenger services on the line began on 2 October 1848. The MW&B was later absorbed by the ECR, which itself amalgamated with other companies in 1862 to form the Great Eastern Railway.
Platform 1 is rarely used except for peak-hour services to and from London Liverpool Street starting or terminating at Witham; a limited number of through-trains towards London use this platform as well. Platform 1 was formerly used by trains on the now disused Witham-Maldon branch line. Platform 2 is typically used by services towards London and platform 3 is for country-bound trains. Platform 4 is for Braintree branch services; this platform may also used by through eastbound services stopping during peak times to allow fast express trains to pass through unhindered. Some evening peak services terminating at Witham also use platform 4. A new passing loop is planned to the north of Witham to further enable express services to overtake stopping services in either direction.
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