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    Braintree Railway Station

    Braintree Railway Station

    2.0(1 review)
    27.5 km

    Well, what can I say about the station I have been commuting from for 25 years? Disappointing…read morepretty much covers it. Not much has changed in all those years apart from a small extension of the platform and a few more coaches which are already getting full up whichever train you get before 9am. They still only run roughly 1 train an hour and the ticket office never seems to be open when you need it. It doesn't help that you can't speak to anyone actually at the ticket office when you ring but that, unfortunately, goes for any ticket office now I believe. The toilets are a desperate measure when they are open and there's not much to do nearby. If you are unlucky enough to have missed your train you have a long, cold wait in store. In recent years the area has been advertised as easily commutable to/from London but I don't consider 1 train an hour at a price of £3,500 a year to be easy travelling. Staff have not been particularly helpful over the years (I know they take a bit of flack at times but who doesn't in their job?) One exception is a local chap who seems to have been working there from the year dot. Those who are not new to the area will know who I mean. Talk of a loop line to create 2 trains an hour and a shuttle between Braintree and Witham gave a glimmer of hope but has been dropped down to sheer expense. Not a bad station if you only use it occasionally but don't get your hopes up if you're looking to commute.

    Cambridge Train Station

    Cambridge Train Station

    2.6(11 reviews)
    67.4 km

    Medium sized local train station with a few train platforms. Located about a 10 min drive from the…read moreuniversity section of town, it's an 1 hour 10ish minutes commute from London about £40 off peak round trip booked a couple weeks in advance, (prices may be higher or lower based on when you book, and peak vs non-peak transit times). In the station tickets are available for purchase at machines or ticket windows, if you haven't purchased online in advance. There are bathrooms, waiting areas and a small M&S express store inside the station, most of the platforms are covered and there are plenty of signs indicating platform numbers and arriving trains. Generally speaking station looked pretty clean. Outside the station there are bike racks and also temporary standing space for cars waiting for passenger pick up though long term parking I believe is a bit of a walk. Also local buses have stops right down the street (mostly walking towards the left as you exit the station), and they have general routes on posted signs and arrival times (posted live on electric signs). For more details on more local stops and fare amounts (vary by bus line and route), best to do some Google research prior to getting on.

    Cambridge, wow. I expected more. Other than terminating and originating on a couple of platforms,…read morethis station looks just like every other mid-country station. Yes, there is an AMT (two, actually) and a waiting room, there is some parking too. Otherwise, ho-hum. There are staffed ticket booths and a ticket barricade, but not nearly enough departure boards.

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    Ipswich Railway Station

    Ipswich Railway Station

    3.0(2 reviews)
    25.2 km

    A very normal English railway station, I'd say. They have a small convenience store inside the…read morebuilding where you can buy beverages, newspapers and such as well as a coffee shop and a coffee stand on platform 2. The station itself doesn't look like much from the outside but hosts several manned paydesks inside the building as well as automatic ticket machines both in front of the building and inside. It will take you about 10 minutes to walk to the center of Ipswich from the train station which is a plus, especially when the weather's nice, but if it ain't, there's a bus stop right in front of the building. I was positively surprised by the kindness of the people that work here - we departed from this station twice to go to London and during those two days we were met by very kind, helpful and polite railway employees. I'm not accustomed to the British way of speaking but it was very nice to hear the cashier say "I'm very sorry Madame, but.." in a very English manner when we were unable to change the departure hour of our tickets on our last day in Ipswich. So the very regular, borderline boring train station of Ipswich is saved by it's very kind and extremely helpful staff!

    Busy station with a large multi-level car park for longer stay periods or short stay spaces are…read moreavailable in front of the station. The station is a local hub for journeys to London as well as Cambridge, Norwich for connections to more rural East Anglia Locations. There is a WHSmiths opposite the main ticket points. The LED display board sometimes doesn't function and is difficult to read. LED clocks display the time at various locations on the platforms. A small covered foot bridge is used to cross the track, though those requiring assistance can be escorted along another less stressed route. There are various waiting rooms throughout the station including first class facilities. There is an AMT coffee bar as well as a small cafe selling filled baguettes.

    Wivenhoe - trainstations - Updated May 2026

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