Audley End railway station
Audley End railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Wendens Ambo and the town of Saffron Walden in Essex, England. It is 41 miles 55 chains (67.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Newport and Great Chesterford stations. Its three-letter station code is AUD.
Audley End  | |
|---|---|
 Audley End railway station in 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wendens Ambo, District of Uttlesford England |
| Coordinates | 52.0045°N 0.2073°E |
| Grid reference | TL516363 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | AUD |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| Key dates | |
| 30 July 1845 | Opened as Wenden |
| 1 November 1848 | Renamed Audley End |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  1.012 million |
| Interchange | 8,474 |
| 2018/19 |  0.979 million |
| Interchange | 8,458 |
| 2019/20 | 1.007 million |
| Interchange | 7,180 |
| 2020/21 | 0.173 million |
| Interchange | 812 |
| 2021/22 | 0.503 million |
| Interchange | 2,883 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is managed by Greater Anglia.
There was a platform at the eastern end of the station (52.0043°N 0.2077°E) for a branch line to Saffron Walden that was closed in 1964.
History
The station was opened in 1845 by the Eastern Counties Railway, which was absorbed into the Great Eastern Railway, and became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
The station was served by Network SouthEast when BR sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, until it was privatised.
Audley End station's name was changed on signs to Audley End for Saffron Walden in 2012. Sir Alan Haselhurst, MP for Saffron Walden, unveiled the re-branded signs on Friday 25 May.
Services
Most services at Audley End are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs and Class 755 bi-mode trains.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[1]
- 2 tph to London Liverpool Street (1 semi-fast, 1 stopping)
- 1 tph to Stansted Airport
- 2 tph to Cambridge North
- 1 tph to Norwich via Thetford
During the peak hours, a number of services from London continue beyond Cambridge North to Ely.
The station is also served by a small number of early morning and late evening CrossCountry operated services between Stansted Airport and Birmingham New Street.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport or Bishop's Stortford | Greater Anglia |
Great Chesterford or Whittlesford Parkway | ||
| Greater Anglia Stansted Airport Branch | ||||
| CrossCountry Limited Service | ||||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Saffron Walden | Great Eastern Railway |
Terminus | ||
References
References
- Table 22, 47 National Rail timetable, May 2022
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Sub Brit page about Saffron Walden Platform
- Station on navigable O.S. map
External links
- Train times and station information for Audley End railway station from National Rail