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Harwich Parkeston Quay railway station

Harwich International National Rail
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Location
Place Parkeston
Local authority Tendring
Coordinates 51°56′49″N 1°15′18″E / 51.947°N 1.255°E / 51.947; 1.255Coordinates: 51°56′49″N 1°15′18″E / 51.947°N 1.255°E / 51.947; 1.255
Grid reference TM238326
Operations
Station code HPQ
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Number of platforms 3
DfT category E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 89,844
2013/14 Increase 102,792
2014/15 Decrease 100,620
2015/16 Decrease 91,024
2016/17 Decrease 90,506
History
1883 Opened as Harwich Parkeston Quay
1995 Renamed Harwich International
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harwich International from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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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 68 miles 72 chains (110.88 km) from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Wrabness to the west and Dovercourt 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.

The 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 Manningtree and Harwich Town, while platform 3 is used by services for Lowestoft, Norwich and Cambridge. The platforms have an operational length for thirteen-coach trains.


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