Bures railway station

Bures
The station shelter
Location
Place	Bures
Local authority	Braintree
Coordinates	51°58′16″N 0°46′08″E / 51.971°N 0.769°E / 51.971; 0.769Coordinates: 51°58′16″N 0°46′08″E / 51.971°N 0.769°E / 51.971; 0.769
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
Annual rail passenger usage*
2010/11	51,370
2011/12	53,944
2012/13	57,632
2013/14	60,172
2014/15	60,450
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 in 1966

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 line and station opened in 1865. On 12 July 1887 one person was killed at Bures when part of a runaway train collided with a crossing gate.^[1]

Services

The typical off-peak service is as follows:^[2]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bures railway station.

• History of the railway line from Marks Tey to Sudbury, particularly around Bures
• History page at Subterranea Britannica

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Chappel & Wakes Colne		Abellio Greater Anglia Gainsborough Line		Sudbury