Harwich International Railway Station

Harwich International railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving Harwich International Port and the Parkeston area of Essex. It is 68mi from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. Its three-letter station code is HPQ, which derives from its original name, Harwich Parkeston Quay. The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. It is the eastern terminus in England of the Dutchflyer service between London and Amsterdam. DescriptionThe station has two entrances. One is located on the ground floor of the passenger terminal building which houses a staffed ticket office and ticket machines, and provides direct access to platform 1 and indirect access to platforms 2 and 3 via a footbridge. The second entrance is from a car-park via the footbridge, although this entrance is unstaffed and has no ticketing facilities. The platforms can also be accessed via a level crossing at the eastern end of the platforms. Generally platform 1 is used as the terminus of Dutchflyer trains towards London. Platform 2 is bi-directional and is served by local Mayflower Line services between and, while platform 3 is used by services for, and. HistoryThe port and station owe their origins to the Great Eastern Railway (GER) which opened them on a new track alignment built over reclaimed land in 1883 and named them after its chairman, C. H. Parkes. The original combined station building and hotel is still in existence although the hotel is now converted for office use and is part of the port terminal.

Harwich International railway station is on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving Harwich International Port and the Parkeston area of Essex. It is 68mi from London Liverpool Street and is situated between to the west and to the east. Its three-letter station code is HPQ, which derives from its original name, Harwich Parkeston Quay. The station is currently operated by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also runs all trains serving the station. It is the eastern terminus in England of the Dutchflyer service between London and Amsterdam. DescriptionThe station has two entrances. One is located on the ground floor of the passenger terminal building which houses a staffed ticket office and ticket machines, and provides direct access to platform 1 and indirect access to platforms 2 and 3 via a footbridge. The second entrance is from a car-park via the footbridge, although this entrance is unstaffed and has no ticketing facilities. The platforms can also be accessed via a level crossing at the eastern end of the platforms. Generally platform 1 is used as the terminus of Dutchflyer trains towards London. Platform 2 is bi-directional and is served by local Mayflower Line services between and, while platform 3 is used by services for, and. HistoryThe port and station owe their origins to the Great Eastern Railway (GER) which opened them on a new track alignment built over reclaimed land in 1883 and named them after its chairman, C. H. Parkes. The original combined station building and hotel is still in existence although the hotel is now converted for office use and is part of the port terminal.