Harwich Town railway station
Encyclopedia
Harwich Town is a railway station which serves the town of Harwich
, in Essex
, England
. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is the eastern terminus of the electrified Mayflower Line
from Manningtree.
The line to Harwich was originally opened in 1854 but the present station was built on a revised alignment by the Great Eastern Railway
in 1865–66.
Harwich
Harwich is a town in Essex, England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea to the east. It is in the Tendring district. Nearby places include Felixstowe to the northeast, Ipswich to the northwest, Colchester to the southwest and Clacton-on-Sea to the south...
, in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is the eastern terminus of the electrified Mayflower Line
Mayflower Line
The Mayflower Line is a branch railway line from Manningtree to Harwich in the county of Essex in England. Passenger services are operated by National Express East Anglia...
from Manningtree.
The line to Harwich was originally opened in 1854 but the present station was built on a revised alignment by the Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
in 1865–66.
Train Services
The following services currently call at Harwich Town:Operator | Route | Material | Frequency | Notes |
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NXEA | Manningtree Manningtree railway station Manningtree is a railway station which serves the town of Manningtree in Essex, England. Services are provided by National Express East Anglia. The station is on the Great Eastern Main Line between London and Norwich and is the only station on the main line between Colchester and Ipswich.... - Mistley Mistley railway station Mistley is a railway station serving the village of Mistley, in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia... - Wrabness Wrabness railway station Wrabness is a railway station serving the village of Wrabness, in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia... - Harwich International Harwich International railway station Harwich International is a railway station serving Harwich International Port in Essex, England. The station is located on the electrified Mayflower Line from Manningtree to Harwich Town... - Dovercourt Dovercourt railway station Dovercourt is a railway station which serves the town of Dovercourt, in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is situated on the Mayflower Line.-Train Services:... - Harwich Town |
Class 321 British Rail Class 321 The British Rail Class 321 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL York in three batches from 1988-91. The design was successful and led to the development of the similar Class 320 and Class 322 units for use by Strathclyde PTE and Stansted Express respectively... , Class 360 British Rail Class 360 The British Rail Class 360 electric multiple units were built by Siemens in two sub-types from 2002-2003 and 2004-2005. These units are part of the Siemens Desiro family.The Siemens "Desiro UK" family also includes units of Classes 185, 350, 380, 444 and 450.... |
1x per hour | Some services start/finish in London |