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Greater Anglia

The railway of East Anglia out of London Liverpool Street, with the Stansted Express and regional lines across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. Its whole fleet was replaced with new trains by 2023, and it has been publicly owned since October 2025.

2025Current operator since
318 miles (511 km)Route miles operated
140Stations served
88 millionJourneys a year, ORR (2025–26)

Facts

Current operator since
12 October 2025
Main stations
London Liverpool Street
Type
Intercity, commuter, airport and regional train operator
Depots
Norwich Crown Point, Ilford
Main routes
Intercity trains from Liverpool Street to Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich and Norwich; the Stansted Express; West Anglia trains to Cambridge and Hertford East; Essex lines to Southend Victoria, Southminster, Braintree, Clacton, Walton and Harwich; and regional lines from Norwich, Ipswich and Colchester to Cambridge, Peterborough, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Sheringham, Felixstowe and Sudbury.
Stations managed
135
Operating company
GA Trains Ltd, owned by DfT Operator (public ownership since 12 October 2025). Since May 2026 it shares a leadership team with c2c and Network Rail's Anglia route.
Class 745 FLIRT · Stadler
12 cars, 776 ft (236.6 m)
Class 755 FLIRT · Stadler
5 cars, 265 ft (80.7 m) · also 3-car and 4-car units
Class 720 Aventra · Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom), Derby
5 cars, about 399 ft (122 m)

Routes 22 routes · 140 stations

London Liverpool Street – Cambridge 26
London Liverpool Street – Cambridge: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green — change for Overground (Weaver)Bethnal Green Hackney Downs — change for Overground (Weaver)Hackney Downs Clapton — change for Overground (Weaver)Clapton Tottenham Hale — change for VictoriaTottenham Hale Northumberland ParkNorthumberland Park Meridian WaterMeridian Water Ponders EndPonders End BrimsdownBrimsdown Enfield LockEnfield Lock Waltham CrossWaltham Cross Cheshunt — change for Overground (Weaver)Cheshunt BroxbourneBroxbourne RoydonRoydon Harlow TownHarlow Town Harlow MillHarlow Mill SawbridgeworthSawbridgeworth Bishops StortfordBishops Stortford Stansted MountfitchetStansted Mountfitchet ElsenhamElsenham Newport (Essex)Newport (Essex) Audley EndAudley End Great ChesterfordGreat Chesterford Whittlesford ParkwayWhittlesford Parkway Shelford (Cambs)Shelford (Cambs) CambridgeCambridge
London Liverpool Street – Clacton-on-Sea 23
London Liverpool Street – Clacton-on-Sea: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Ilford — change for Elizabeth lineIlford Seven Kings — change for Elizabeth lineSeven Kings Romford — change for Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)Romford Gidea Park — change for Elizabeth lineGidea Park Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield IngatestoneIngatestone ChelmsfordChelmsford Beaulieu ParkBeaulieu Park Hatfield PeverelHatfield Peverel Witham (Essex)Witham (Essex) KelvedonKelvedon Marks TeyMarks Tey ColchesterColchester Colchester TownColchester Town Hythe (Essex)Hythe (Essex) WivenhoeWivenhoe Alresford (Essex)Alresford (Essex) Great BentleyGreat Bentley WeeleyWeeley Thorpe-le-SokenThorpe-le-Soken Clacton-on-SeaClacton-on-Sea
London Liverpool Street – Harwich Town 21
London Liverpool Street – Harwich Town: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Ilford — change for Elizabeth lineIlford Seven Kings — change for Elizabeth lineSeven Kings Romford — change for Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)Romford Gidea Park — change for Elizabeth lineGidea Park Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield IngatestoneIngatestone ChelmsfordChelmsford Beaulieu ParkBeaulieu Park Hatfield PeverelHatfield Peverel Witham (Essex)Witham (Essex) KelvedonKelvedon Marks TeyMarks Tey ColchesterColchester ManningtreeManningtree MistleyMistley WrabnessWrabness Harwich InternationalHarwich International DovercourtDovercourt Harwich TownHarwich Town
London Liverpool Street – Walton-on-the-Naze 21
London Liverpool Street – Walton-on-the-Naze: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield IngatestoneIngatestone ChelmsfordChelmsford Beaulieu ParkBeaulieu Park Hatfield PeverelHatfield Peverel Witham (Essex)Witham (Essex) KelvedonKelvedon Marks TeyMarks Tey ColchesterColchester Colchester TownColchester Town Hythe (Essex)Hythe (Essex) WivenhoeWivenhoe Alresford (Essex)Alresford (Essex) Great BentleyGreat Bentley WeeleyWeeley Thorpe-le-SokenThorpe-le-Soken Kirby CrossKirby Cross Frinton-on-SeaFrinton-on-Sea Walton-on-the-NazeWalton-on-the-Naze
London Liverpool Street – Stansted Airport 19
London Liverpool Street – Stansted Airport: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Lea BridgeLea Bridge Tottenham Hale — change for VictoriaTottenham Hale Northumberland ParkNorthumberland Park Meridian WaterMeridian Water Ponders EndPonders End BrimsdownBrimsdown Enfield LockEnfield Lock Waltham CrossWaltham Cross Cheshunt — change for Overground (Weaver)Cheshunt BroxbourneBroxbourne RoydonRoydon Harlow TownHarlow Town Harlow MillHarlow Mill SawbridgeworthSawbridgeworth Bishops StortfordBishops Stortford Stansted MountfitchetStansted Mountfitchet Stansted AirportStansted Airport
London Liverpool Street – Ipswich 17
London Liverpool Street – Ipswich: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Ilford — change for Elizabeth lineIlford Seven Kings — change for Elizabeth lineSeven Kings Romford — change for Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)Romford Gidea Park — change for Elizabeth lineGidea Park Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield IngatestoneIngatestone ChelmsfordChelmsford Beaulieu ParkBeaulieu Park Hatfield PeverelHatfield Peverel Witham (Essex)Witham (Essex) KelvedonKelvedon Marks TeyMarks Tey ColchesterColchester ManningtreeManningtree IpswichIpswich
London Liverpool Street – Braintree 16
London Liverpool Street – Braintree: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Ilford — change for Elizabeth lineIlford Seven Kings — change for Elizabeth lineSeven Kings Romford — change for Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)Romford Gidea Park — change for Elizabeth lineGidea Park Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield IngatestoneIngatestone ChelmsfordChelmsford Beaulieu ParkBeaulieu Park Hatfield PeverelHatfield Peverel Witham (Essex)Witham (Essex) White NotleyWhite Notley CressingCressing Braintree FreeportBraintree Freeport BraintreeBraintree
London Liverpool Street – Norwich 16
London Liverpool Street – Norwich: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield IngatestoneIngatestone ChelmsfordChelmsford Beaulieu ParkBeaulieu Park Hatfield PeverelHatfield Peverel Witham (Essex)Witham (Essex) KelvedonKelvedon Marks TeyMarks Tey ColchesterColchester ManningtreeManningtree IpswichIpswich StowmarketStowmarket DissDiss NorwichNorwich
Cambridge – Norwich 14
Cambridge – Norwich: schematic, not to scale CambridgeCambridge Cambridge NorthCambridge North WaterbeachWaterbeach ElyEly Shippea HillShippea Hill LakenheathLakenheath BrandonBrandon ThetfordThetford Harling RoadHarling Road Eccles RoadEccles Road AttleboroughAttleborough Spooner RowSpooner Row WymondhamWymondham NorwichNorwich
Peterborough – Colchester 14
Peterborough – Colchester: schematic, not to scale PeterboroughPeterborough WhittleseaWhittlesea MarchMarch ManeaManea ElyEly KennettKennett Bury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds ThurstonThurston ElmswellElmswell StowmarketStowmarket Needham MarketNeedham Market IpswichIpswich ManningtreeManningtree ColchesterColchester
Lowestoft – Colchester 14
Lowestoft – Colchester: schematic, not to scale LowestoftLowestoft Oulton Broad SouthOulton Broad South BecclesBeccles Brampton (Suffolk)Brampton (Suffolk) HalesworthHalesworth DarshamDarsham SaxmundhamSaxmundham Wickham MarketWickham Market Melton (Suffolk)Melton (Suffolk) WoodbridgeWoodbridge WesterfieldWesterfield IpswichIpswich ManningtreeManningtree ColchesterColchester
Cambridge – Harwich International 13
Cambridge – Harwich International: schematic, not to scale CambridgeCambridge DullinghamDullingham NewmarketNewmarket KennettKennett Bury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds ThurstonThurston ElmswellElmswell StowmarketStowmarket Needham MarketNeedham Market IpswichIpswich MistleyMistley WrabnessWrabness Harwich InternationalHarwich International
Lowestoft – Harwich International 13
Lowestoft – Harwich International: schematic, not to scale LowestoftLowestoft Oulton Broad SouthOulton Broad South BecclesBeccles Brampton (Suffolk)Brampton (Suffolk) HalesworthHalesworth DarshamDarsham SaxmundhamSaxmundham Wickham MarketWickham Market Melton (Suffolk)Melton (Suffolk) WoodbridgeWoodbridge WesterfieldWesterfield IpswichIpswich Harwich InternationalHarwich International
London Liverpool Street – Southminster 12
London Liverpool Street – Southminster: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Romford — change for Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)Romford Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield BillericayBillericay WickfordWickford BattlesbridgeBattlesbridge South Woodham FerrersSouth Woodham Ferrers North FambridgeNorth Fambridge AlthorneAlthorne Burnham-on-CrouchBurnham-on-Crouch SouthminsterSouthminster
London Liverpool Street – Southend Victoria 12
London Liverpool Street – Southend Victoria: schematic, not to scale London Liverpool Street — change for Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)London Liverpool Street Stratford — change for Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLRStratford Romford — change for Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)Romford Shenfield — change for Elizabeth lineShenfield BillericayBillericay WickfordWickford RayleighRayleigh HockleyHockley RochfordRochford Southend AirportSouthend Airport PrittlewellPrittlewell Southend VictoriaSouthend Victoria
Norwich – Lowestoft 10
Norwich – Lowestoft: schematic, not to scale NorwichNorwich Brundall GardensBrundall Gardens BrundallBrundall BuckenhamBuckenham CantleyCantley Reedham (Norfolk)Reedham (Norfolk) HaddiscoeHaddiscoe SomerleytonSomerleyton Oulton Broad NorthOulton Broad North LowestoftLowestoft
Sheringham – Norwich 10
Sheringham – Norwich: schematic, not to scale SheringhamSheringham West RuntonWest Runton CromerCromer Roughton RoadRoughton Road GuntonGunton North WalshamNorth Walsham WorsteadWorstead Hoveton & WroxhamHoveton & Wroxham SalhouseSalhouse NorwichNorwich
Norwich – Great Yarmouth 8
Norwich – Great Yarmouth: schematic, not to scale NorwichNorwich Brundall GardensBrundall Gardens BrundallBrundall BuckenhamBuckenham CantleyCantley Reedham (Norfolk)Reedham (Norfolk) Berney ArmsBerney Arms Great YarmouthGreat Yarmouth
Cambridge – Stansted Airport 6
Cambridge – Stansted Airport: schematic, not to scale CambridgeCambridge Whittlesford ParkwayWhittlesford Parkway Audley EndAudley End Newport (Essex)Newport (Essex) ElsenhamElsenham Stansted AirportStansted Airport
Clacton-on-Sea – Walton-on-the-Naze 5
Clacton-on-Sea – Walton-on-the-Naze: schematic, not to scale Clacton-on-SeaClacton-on-Sea Thorpe-le-SokenThorpe-le-Soken Kirby CrossKirby Cross Frinton-on-SeaFrinton-on-Sea Walton-on-the-NazeWalton-on-the-Naze
Sudbury (Suffolk) – Colchester 5
Sudbury (Suffolk) – Colchester: schematic, not to scale Sudbury (Suffolk)Sudbury (Suffolk) BuresBures Chappel & Wakes ColneChappel & Wakes Colne Marks TeyMarks Tey ColchesterColchester
Ipswich – Felixstowe 5
Ipswich – Felixstowe: schematic, not to scale IpswichIpswich WesterfieldWesterfield Derby Road (Ipswich)Derby Road (Ipswich) TrimleyTrimley FelixstoweFelixstowe

Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Each strip is one service route with its stops in order. Where fast and stopping trains share a route, the strip shows the one with most stops, and a route whose stops all lie on a longer one is left out. Station order from TfL open data.

StationZoneInterchanges
London Liverpool Street1Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line, Overground (Weaver)
Bethnal Green2Overground (Weaver)
Hackney Downs2Overground (Weaver)
Clapton2/3Overground (Weaver)
Tottenham Hale3Victoria
Northumberland Park3
Meridian Water4
Ponders End5
Brimsdown5
Enfield Lock6
Waltham Cross7
Cheshunt8Overground (Weaver)
Broxbourne
RoydonNA
Harlow TownNA
Harlow MillNA
SawbridgeworthNA
Bishops StortfordNA
Stansted MountfitchetNA
Elsenham
Newport (Essex)
Audley End
Great Chesterford
Whittlesford Parkway
Shelford (Cambs)
Cambridge
Stratford2/3Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth line, Overground (Mildmay), DLR
Ilford4Elizabeth line
Seven Kings4Elizabeth line
Romford6Elizabeth line, Overground (Liberty)
Gidea Park6Elizabeth line
ShenfieldElizabeth line
IngatestoneNA
ChelmsfordNA
Beaulieu ParkNA
Hatfield PeverelNA
Witham (Essex)NA
Kelvedon
Marks Tey
Colchester
Colchester Town
Hythe (Essex)
Wivenhoe
Alresford (Essex)
Great Bentley
Weeley
Thorpe-le-Soken
Clacton-on-Sea
Manningtree
Mistley
Wrabness
Harwich International
Dovercourt
Harwich Town
Kirby Cross
Frinton-on-Sea
Walton-on-the-Naze
Lea Bridge3
Stansted AirportNA
Ipswich
White Notley
Cressing
Braintree Freeport
Braintree
Stowmarket
Diss
Norwich
Cambridge North
Waterbeach
Ely
Shippea Hill
Lakenheath
Brandon
Thetford
Harling Road
Eccles Road
Attleborough
Spooner Row
Wymondham
Peterborough
Whittlesea
March
Manea
Kennett
Bury St Edmunds
Thurston
Elmswell
Needham Market
Lowestoft
Oulton Broad South
Beccles
Brampton (Suffolk)
Halesworth
Darsham
Saxmundham
Wickham Market
Melton (Suffolk)
Woodbridge
Westerfield
Dullingham
Newmarket
BillericayNA
WickfordNA
Battlesbridge
South Woodham Ferrers
North Fambridge
Althorne
Burnham-on-Crouch
Southminster
RayleighNA
HockleyNA
RochfordNA
Southend AirportNA
PrittlewellNA
Southend VictoriaNA
Brundall Gardens
Brundall
Buckenham
Cantley
Reedham (Norfolk)
Haddiscoe
Somerleyton
Oulton Broad North
Sheringham
West Runton
Cromer
Roughton Road
Gunton
North Walsham
Worstead
Hoveton & Wroxham
Salhouse
Berney Arms
Great Yarmouth
Sudbury (Suffolk)
Bures
Chappel & Wakes Colne
Derby Road (Ipswich)
Trimley
Felixstowe

Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-07). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.

Fleet

ClassUnitsFormation and notes
Class 745 FLIRT2012-car: 10 Intercity (745/0) and 10 Stansted Express (745/1)
Class 755 FLIRT3814 three-car and 24 four-car, each with a power car
Class 720 Aventra1335-car

History 9

  1. Abellio's Greater Anglia franchise begins.
  2. London suburban routes pass to London Overground, and the Shenfield stopping trains to TfL Rail (now the Elizabeth line).
  3. A new franchise is announced with every train to be replaced: 1,043 new carriages.
  4. Abellio East Anglia takes over.
  5. A National Rail Contract replaces the franchise.
  6. The last planned Class 321 trains run, completing the change to new trains.
  7. Greater Anglia passes into public ownership, run by GA Trains Ltd for DfT Operator.
  8. One leadership team takes charge of c2c, Greater Anglia and Network Rail Anglia.
  9. The first trains in Great British Railways Anglia colours are unveiled.

Sources 17

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  • Route strips: TfL's data has the Hertford East line, and one Stansted pattern, only as diversions via Seven Sisters, so they aren't drawn
  • Ilford as the Class 720 depot (the contract gives Greater Anglia access to it; Wikipedia says the 720s are based there)

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