Witham railway station is a railway station serving the town of Witham in Essex, England. The station is located on the Great Eastern Main Line and is also the junction of the Witham-Braintree line. The branch junction faces west (towards London), thus permitting through running between London and Braintree.
The station is located approximately half a mile to the north of the town centre.
The station is served by Greater Anglia. All off-peak services are operated by Class 321, Class 360 and very occasionally Class 315 electrical multiple units for Braintree, Colchester, Clacton and Ipswich services.
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