A turntable was situated adjacent to the station building and there were sidings that served the Blackwater Canal and the river wharf.

The station building at Maldon is an impressive example of Victorian railway architecture, although built in an unnecessarily extravagant style.

In 1847, David Waddington was seeking re-election to the Maldon parliamentary constituency and was a vice-chair of the Eastern Counties Railway.

Paye suggests that he appears to have enhanced the specification of the building in order to encourage employment locally,[3] but Gairns provides a more prosaic reason, that of appealing to civic pride among the middle classes.

[4] The station building was built in the Jacobean style, with a large booking hall, waiting rooms and ticket office on the ground floor.

The upper floor contained the station master's apartments, which were reached by a winding staircase from the booking hall.

Originally, the single platform was partly covered by a glass roof but this was removed after an explosion of an engine boiler caused significant damage.

The 50 foot diameter turntable, manufactured by Ransomes & Rapier of Ipswich, was installed at this time and a second platform was added to the west of the station building.

It was, however, too late as the rise of road transport and cheaper competing bus services saw the Witham branch carrying just 400 passengers per day.

[8] The line was slated for closure in the Beeching Report and, despite the efforts of local campaigners, the last passenger train ran on 6 September 1964.

[8] On opening, the Woodham Ferrers branch was served by five trains per day but this struggled for traffic throughout its operating life.

As of August 2013, it is largely surrounded by an industrial estate, although its impressive frontage can still be viewed from Station Road.