It is 41 miles 60 chains (67.19 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and it is situated between Witham to the south and Cressing to the north.

[2] The station is currently managed by Greater Anglia, which also operates all trains serving it.

[3] All services at White Notley are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Braintree and London Liverpool Street via Witham with additional services calling at the station during the peak hours.

[4] On Sundays, southbound services at the station run only as far as Witham.