Harwich International railway station

Harwich International
National Rail
General information
LocationParkeston, Tendring
England
Coordinates51°56′49″N 1°15′18″E / 51.947°N 1.255°E / 51.947; 1.255
Grid referenceTM238326
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms3
Other information
Station codeHPQ
ClassificationDfT category E
Key dates
1883Opened as Harwich Parkeston Quay
1995Renamed Harwich International
Passengers
2018/19Increase 110,944
2019/20Decrease 109,876
2020/21Decrease 33,030
2021/22Increase 74,476
2022/23Increase 95,228
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Harwich International railway station is a railway station on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, the station serves Harwich International Port in Essex, England. It is 68 miles 72 chains (110.88 km) from London Liverpool Street, between Wrabness to the west and Dovercourt to the east. Its three-letter station code, HPQ, derives from its original name, Harwich Parkeston Quay.[1]

The station is operated by 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.

  1. ^ "British Rail News: Station Openings and Closures". Journal of the Transport Ticket Society (377). Luton: Transport Ticket Society: 215. June 1995. ISSN 0144-347X.