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The Braintree Branch Line is a branch railway line that diverges from the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, at and runs north-west to . The route is in length and there are five stations, including the two termini. The line is part of Network Rail Strategic Route 7, SRS 07.06, and is classified as a London and south-east commuter line.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Route 7 - Great Eastern )〕 The stations and all services are currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. == History == Originally constructed from Maldon to via , only the line from Braintree to Witham remains open. The line was proposed by the Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) and given royal assent in June 1846. The MWBR was subsequently purchased by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR), and the line opened in 1848.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Old Railway Lines to Maldon )〕 The section from Maldon to Witham was constructed as double-track, however one track was lifted during the period of the Crimean War (1854-56) and sold to the War Office.〔 The Bishop's Stortford-Braintree Branch Line, built by the Great Eastern Railway (GER), was opened in 1869. This created a route from Maldon through to the West Anglia Main Line. The line was extended from Maldon to Woodham Ferrers in 1889.〔 In 1923, both lines became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).〔 During the Second World War passenger services on the section between and Woodham Ferrers were withdrawn and never reinstated.〔 The Bishop's Stortford-Braintree branch closed to passenger traffic in 1952 and then to freight in 1971. The section from Maldon East and Heybridge to Witham was closed to passengers following the Beeching cuts to the railways in 1964, although goods services on that section continued until 1966.〔 The franchise for the line is currently held by Abellio Greater Anglia. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Braintree Branch Line」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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