Stansted Mountfitchet railway station

Stansted Mountfitchet railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in Essex, England. It is 33 mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bishop's Stortford and Elsenham on the main line; Stansted Airport station follows on the airport branch. Its three-letter station code is SST.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

The station, which was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1845, was originally known simply as Stansted. It was renamed to its current name in 1990 to avoid potential confusion with the forthcoming station at Stansted Airport, although a local resident, Joseph J. Green, had requested such a name change as early as 1890.

The station building is the original from 1845.

The station features a ticket office and passenger information screens as well as the 'flip clock' from the Network Southeast period on the London bound platform. Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in 2011.

Services
All services at Stansted Mountfitchet are operated by Greater Anglia (including some services which operate under the Stansted Express brand). Services are operated using and  EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
 * 2 tph to London Liverpool Street
 * 1 tph to Stansted Airport
 * 1 tph to Cambridge North

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

In popular culture
The station appeared in the episode "Judgement of Solomon" of the 1990s TV drama Lovejoy.