per hour. When the line is opened fully, trains will travel directly to Reading, via Tottenham Court Road. Services are operated by TfL. Currently, fast train services reach Liverpool Street in 20 to 25 minutes. The slower Elizabeth line stopping services take 40 minutes to reach Liverpool Street. The excellent railway service contributes to Shenfield's significance in the London commuter belt. The station is located on the A129, at the eastern end of the high street. Buses Bus routes in Shenfield are operated primarily by First Essex. Routes include: 9 Brentwood - Billericay - Basildon 81 Warley - Hutton 251 Warley - Wickford 339 Epping - Shenfield 351 Warley - Chelmsford Schools There are two state secondary schools and two state primary schools. These are Shenfield High School and St Martins School, Shenfield St Mary's, Church of England school, and Long Ridings just on the edge of town between Shenfield and Hutton. Retail and shopping The shopping area in Shenfield consists primarily of independent stores and bars. Bars include Vault, the Lot Bar and Restaurant, as well as Hollands Wine Bar. There is a Tesco Express, a refurbished and en-larged Co-Op, a Costa Coffee, Subway, a Barnardos Charity shop and a plethora of other stores including takeaways, small restaurants, cafes, banks and hair salons. McDonalds on Chelmsford Road closed in 2018 and has since become a Marks and Spencer Simply Food, one of two within Shenfield. There are just two remaining pubs in Shenfield, the Green Dragon and The Rose. The Eagle & Child shut down in 2020 and is being redeveloped into flats. Community spaces Shenfield has a library, which was at risk of closure. However this was averted and a new library is being built in its place with retail and residential facilities. Brentwood Community Hospital serves both Shenfield and the wider borough, and is on Crescent Drive. It was rebuilt in 2008 and is very modern. There is also the private Nuffield Health hospital on Shenfield Road, less than a minute away from the NHS hospital. Development Shenfield is set to house the borough's second largest residential development as part of its Local Development Plan (LDP), Officers Meadow with 825 homes. These will be built on land around Chelmsford Road near the A12 and the railway line. A new primary school, day nursery, and care home is planned, and there are hopes that retail and a health