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The original station had three platforms and included lines which ran directly onto the two piers from which the GER ferry services operated. The current unnumbered platform has an operational length for eight-coach trains. There was also a GER-owned hotel called The Great
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December 2015 the typical weekday off-peak service is one train per hour to Manningtree, although there some additional services at peak times. Trains generally call at all stations along the Mayflower Line; some are extended to or from
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On 15 April 2019 the station buildings opened as "The
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306:View of the terminus in 1997
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427:Body, Geoffrey (1986).
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319:Great Eastern Main Line
290:Office of Rail and Road
370:Harwich Parkeston Quay
350:Abellio Greater Anglia
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158:DfT category
146:Station code
27:Harwich Town
18:
1661:Westerfield
1656:West Runton
1625:Spooner Row
1619:Somerleyton
1460:Eccles Road
1385:Berney Arms
1329:Harlow Town
1169:Harlow Mill
1164:Harlow Town
1129:Ponders End
1090:West Anglia
1031:Kirby Cross
872:Prittlewell
821:Manningtree
786:Ingatestone
770:Seven Kings
716:Manningtree
562:5 September
96: /
72:Coordinates
1710:Categories
1676:Woodbridge
1666:Whittlesea
1636:Stowmarket
1602:Sheringham
1597:Saxmundham
1521:Lakenheath
1495:Halesworth
1475:Felixstowe
1455:Dullingham
1450:Derby Road
1374:Audley End
1293:Waterbeach
1262:Audley End
1200:Lea Bridge
1188:Lea Valley
1154:Broxbourne
1072:Dovercourt
842:Billericay
816:Colchester
791:Chelmsford
726:Stowmarket
711:Colchester
706:Chelmsford
689:Inter-City
610:Dovercourt
540:, plate 90
414:References
408:Colchester
392:signal box
343:Dovercourt
186:Passengers
123:Managed by
81:51°56′38″N
1686:Wymondham
1557:Newmarket
1532:Lowestoft
1490:Haddiscoe
1425:Cambridge
1414:Buckenham
1282:Cambridge
1216:Rye House
1195:Stratford
1134:Brimsdown
1097:Main Line
1050:Mayflower
1006:Alresford
949:Braintree
811:Marks Tey
781:Shenfield
764:Stratford
752:Main Line
701:Stratford
576:Table 11
381:turntable
321:, in the
165:Key dates
133:Platforms
84:1°17′13″E
1681:Worstead
1646:Thurston
1641:Thetford
1592:Salhouse
1527:Lingwood
1465:Elmswell
1403:Brundall
1392:Brampton
1357:Regional
1277:Shelford
1252:Elsenham
1149:Cheshunt
1062:Wrabness
1001:Wivenhoe
939:Cressing
908:Althorne
862:Rochford
852:Rayleigh
847:Wickford
806:Kelvedon
630:Terminus
401:Services
333:61
116:TM259324
64:Tendring
56:Location
1741:Harwich
1651:Trimley
1582:Reedham
1515:Kennett
1510:Ipswich
1445:Darsham
1435:Cantley
1398:Brandon
1379:Beccles
1257:Newport
1057:Mistley
975:Sudbury
857:Hockley
826:Ipswich
776:Romford
736:Norwich
721:Ipswich
356:History
327:Harwich
247:2022/23
234:2021/22
221:2020/21
208:2019/20
195:2018/19
181:Rebuilt
178:1865–66
67:England
60:Harwich
1547:Melton
1485:Gunton
1440:Cromer
1159:Roydon
1016:Weeley
801:Witham
521:
490:
465:
435:
335:chains
255:87,472
242:79,978
229:27,818
173:Opened
1614:Soham
1542:March
1537:Manea
996:Hythe
970:Bures
331:miles
281:Notes
1364:Acle
1226:Ware
731:Diss
564:2019
519:ISBN
510:LNER
488:ISBN
463:ISBN
433:ISBN
170:1854
1470:Ely
1300:Ely
515:157
149:HWC
1712::
554:.
517:.
447:^
160:F1
62:,
660:e
653:t
646:v
566:.
527:.
496:.
471:.
441:.
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