Bures railway station is on the Gainsborough Line, a branch off the Great Eastern Main Line to Sudbury, in the East of England, serving the village of Bures, which straddles the counties of Essex and Suffolk.

It is 6 miles 76 chains (11.18 km) down the line from Marks Tey and 53 miles 45 chains (86.20 km) from London Liverpool Street, between Chappel & Wakes Colne to the south and Sudbury to the north.

[2] On 12 July 1887 one person was killed at Bures when part of a runaway train collided with a crossing gate.

The original station buildings having been demolished it is now unstaffed and has one platform as the line is single-track.

In December 2017 Bures was made a request stop during weekday off-peak times and throughout the weekend.