Shenfield railway station

Shenfield railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Shenfield, Essex. As well as being a key interchange for medium- and long-distance services on the main line, it is also the western terminus of a branch line to and the eastern terminus of the stopping "metro" service to and from London Liverpool Street operated by TfL Rail. It is 20mi down the line from Liverpool Street and is situated between and on the main line and on the branch line. Its three-letter station code is SNF.The station was opened in 1843 and has since expanded from its original three platforms to the current six. It sees trains operated by Abellio Greater Anglia to main line destinations including, and, as well as branch line stations such as,, and.From 2019 Shenfield will become the eastern terminus of the Crossrail line to and London Heathrow Airport.HistoryShenfield station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway company on 29 March 1843 on the extension from Brentwood to Colchester. As it was situated in a rural area, patronage was low, so it was closed in March 1850. It reopened with the name Shenfield & Hutton Junction on 1 January 1887 under the Great Eastern Railway to serve as an interchange station with the new line to Southend that was completed two years later. There were three platforms, two up (London-bound) and one down (country-bound). Under the London and North Eastern Railway, two extra tracks for terminating local (suburban "metro") trains opened in 1934, resulting in the current five platforms.