Stansted Mountfitchet railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, England. It is 33 miles 28 chains (53.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bishop's Stortford and Elsenham on the main line; Stansted Airport station follows on the airport branch. Its three-letter station code is SST.

Stansted Mountfitchet
General information
Location	Stansted Mountfitchet, District of Uttlesford England
Grid reference	TL514248
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SST
Classification	DfT category E
Key dates
1845	Opened as Stansted
1990	Renamed Stansted Mountfitchet
Passengers
2016/17	0.570 million
2017/18	0.584 million
Interchange	8,773
2018/19	0.599 million
Interchange	10,564
2019/20	0.579 million
Interchange	9,599
2020/21	0.150 million
Interchange	1,394
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

The station, which was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845, was originally known simply as Stansted. It was renamed to its current name in 1990 to avoid potential confusion with the forthcoming station at Stansted Airport, although a local resident, Joseph J. Green, had requested such a name change as early as 1890.[1]

The station building is the original from 1845.

The station features a ticket office and passenger information screens as well as the 'flip clock' from the Network Southeast period on the London bound platform. Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in 2011.

Services

All services at Stansted Mountfitchet are operated by Greater Anglia (including some services which operate under the Stansted Express brand). Services are operated using Class 720 and 745 EMUs.[2][3]

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

• 2 tph to London Liverpool Street
• 1 tph to Stansted Airport
• 1 tph to Cambridge North

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge North. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bishop's Stortford		Stansted Express Stansted Express		Stansted Airport
		Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line		Elsenham

In popular culture

The station appeared in the episode "Judgement of Solomon" of the 1990s TV drama Lovejoy.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stansted Mountfitchet railway station.

• Train times and station information for Stansted Mountfitchet railway station from National Rail