| Harlow Town | |
|---|---|
| Platform 3 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Harlow |
| Local authority | Harlow |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HWN |
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
| Owned by | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.667 million |
| 2005/06 * | 1.627 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.653 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.713 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.667 million |
| History | |
| Opened 1842 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harlow Town from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Harlow Town railway station serves the town of Harlow in Essex, England. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia.
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The station was opened in 1842 as Burnt Mill railway station, to serve the small village of the same name.
In 1959-60 the station was totally rebuilt to serve the post-war new town of Harlow, to designs by Paul Hamilton with John Bicknell and Ian Fraser of the British Railways (Eastern Region) architects department (chief architect: HH Powell). Described by Pevsner as "low, crisp and entirely ungimmicky", its architectural quality was recognised in 1996 when it was made a Grade II listed building. The listing entry states "the Eastern Region Architect's Department was the most creative branch of British Railways, designing a number of powerful modern stations in conjunction with the Region's electrification. The new station for Harlow New Town was the flagship of this achievement. It is a building with powerful spatial qualities, of especial interest particularly for its architectural design".[1]
On July 13, 1960 the station was renamed Harlow Town. Its status as a listed building has meant that alterations to conform with the DDA have had to be done sensitively to protect the original architectural conception.
All services at the station are operated by the rail company National Express East Anglia, although some are branded as Stansted Express. All services use Class 317 electric multiple units.
Typical hourly off-peak service pattern:
(tph = trains per hour)
On Sundays there is one fewer train per hour to Liverpool Street and one fewer train per hour to Stansted Airport.
Stansted Express services take 33 minutes to Liverpool Street calling at Tottenham Hale only, and take 21 minutes to Stansted Airport.
The station has 4 platforms. Platform 2 is for services towards London Liverpool Street and Stratford. Platform 3 is for services towards Stansted Airport and Cambridge. Platforms 1 and 4 are used less frequently for slow trains and as a Waiting loop for freight trains from the aggregate terminal a mile up the line. Currently all platforms accommodate 12 car trains although the longest currently used on the line is 8 car.
It is planned by December 2009 that ticket barriers will be in place at the station. This should reduce penalty fare evasion from the station. If Stansted Airport's expansion is given the go-ahead it is planned that the platforms will be extended to accommodate 12 car trains.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Roydon | National Express East Anglia West Anglia Main Line |
Harlow Mill | ||
| Tottenham Hale | National Express East Anglia Stansted Express |
Stansted Airport | ||
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