Sawbridgeworth railway station

Sawbridgeworth railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is 26 miles 57 chains (43.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Harlow Mill and Bishop's Stortford stations. Its three-letter station code is SAW.

Sawbridgeworth
Sawbridgeworth railway station in 2010
General information
Location	Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire England
Coordinates	51.814°N 0.16°E / 51.814; 0.16
Grid reference	TL490150
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	SAW
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1842
Passengers
2019/20	0.538 million
2020/21	0.105 million
2021/22	0.293 million
2022/23	0.354 million
2023/24	0.428 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The waiting room was added in 1960 by H. H. Powell of the British Railways Eastern Region Architect's Department with H.E. Green as the Project Architect.^[1] The ticket office was added in 1972 by S. Hardy with Project Architect P.H. Thomas.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia. Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in 2011.

The station adjoins Lower Sheering in neighbouring Essex, and part of the station was previously in Essex.

Services

During the snow of January 2010

All services at Sawbridgeworth are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[2]

• 1 tph to London Liverpool Street
• 2 tph to Stratford
• 2 tph to Bishop's Stortford
• 1 tph to Cambridge North

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

On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge North.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Harlow Mill or Harlow Town		Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line		Bishop's Stortford

Level Crossing

The level crossing located to the south of the station is manually operated, like the signals at Liverpool Street Panel (L).

Sawbridgeworth Level Crossing