Harwich Town railway station
Harwich Town railway station is the eastern terminus of the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the port town of Harwich, Essex.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Harwich, Tendring, Essex, England, UK
- Also known as: “Harwich Town Railway Station”, “Harwich Town Station”, and “HWC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harwich High Lighthouse and Harwich Guildhall.
Harwich High Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Mariatnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harwich High and Low Lighthouses are a pair of early 19th-century towers in Harwich, Essex, which were built as leading lights to help guide vessels into the harbour. Harwich High Lighthouse is situated 460 feet east of Harwich Town railway station.
Harwich Guildhall
Town hall
Photo: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0.
Harwich Guildhall is a municipal building in Church Street, Harwich, Essex, England. The structure, which accommodates the offices of Harwich Town Council, is a Grade I listed building. Harwich Guildhall is situated 670 feet northeast of Harwich Town railway station.
Harwich Redoubt
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
Harwich Redoubt is a circular fort built in 1808 to defend the port of Harwich, Essex from Napoleonic invasion. The Harwich Society opens it to the public. Harwich Redoubt is situated 960 feet southeast of Harwich Town railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dovercourt and Parkeston.
Dovercourt
Town
Photo: David Kemp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dovercourt is an area of Harwich in the Tendring district of Essex, England. Dovercourt has been administered as part of Harwich since at least the 17th century and forms part of the Harwich built up area.
Parkeston
Village
Photo: MJ Reilly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parkeston is a North Sea port village in Essex, England, situated on the south bank of the River Stour about one mile up-river from Harwich. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 932.
Trimley Marshes
Locality
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trimley Marshes is a 77 hectare nature reserve west of Trimley St Mary, on the outskirts of Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Trimley Marshes is situated 2 miles north of Harwich Town railway station.
Harwich Town railway station
- Categories: dead-end railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.94416° or 51° 56′ 39″ northLongitude
1.28663° or 1° 17′ 12″ eastInception
1865Operator
Greater AngliaNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“HWC”Open location code
9F33W7VP+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 7209241889OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Harwich Town railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Harwich Town”
- Dutch: “Station Harwich Town”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة هارويتش تون”
- French: “gare de Harwich Town”
- French: “Harwich Town”
- Japanese: “ハリッチ・タウン駅”
- Urdu: “ہارویچ ٹاؤن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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